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Obično se budim u šest sati, ali danas sam se probudila kasnije.
Meaning
I usually wake up at six o'clock, but today I woke up later.
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Breakdown of Obično se budim u šest sati, ali danas sam se probudila kasnije.
ali
but
danas
today
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sat
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Questions & Answers about Obično se budim u šest sati, ali danas sam se probudila kasnije.
Why is se used in se budim and se probudila?
Se is a reflexive particle, and with verbs like buditi se / probuditi se it means to wake up.
- buditi = to wake someone up
- buditi se = to wake up
- probuditi = to wake someone up completely / to awaken
- probuditi se = to wake up
So in this sentence, se is necessary because the speaker is the one waking up.
What is the difference between budim and probudila?
They come from two related verbs with different aspect:
- buditi se = imperfective
- probuditi se = perfective
In this sentence:
- Obično se budim uses the imperfective because it describes a habitual action: I usually wake up...
- sam se probudila uses the perfective because it describes one completed event today: I woke up...
This is a very common Serbian pattern:
- habitual / repeated action → imperfective
- one completed event → perfective
Why is it budim in the present, but sam se probudila in the past?
Because the sentence contrasts: