Danas nosim jaknu, jer pada sneg.

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Breakdown of Danas nosim jaknu, jer pada sneg.

• jer: because
• jakna: jacket
• padati: to fall

Questions & Answers about Danas nosim jaknu, jer pada sneg.

Why is it jaknu and not jakna?

Because jaknu is the accusative singular form of jakna.

• jakna = nominative singular, the dictionary form
• jaknu = accusative singular

In this sentence, jaknu is the direct object of nosim (I am wearing / I wear), so Serbian uses the accusative:

• Nosim jaknu. = I’m wearing a jacket.

For many feminine nouns ending in -a, the accusative singular changes to -u:

• knjiga → knjigu
• torba → torbu
• jakna → jaknu

What form is nosim?

Nosim is the 1st person singular present tense of nositi.

So:

• nosim = I wear / I am wearing / I carry / I am carrying

In this sentence, it means I’m wearing.

A useful mini-pattern:

• ja nosim = I wear
• ti nosiš = you wear
• on/ona/ono nosi = he/she/it wears
• mi nosimo = we wear
• vi nosite = you (plural/formal) wear
• oni/one/ona nose = they wear

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?