Moram da nosim pasoš kada putujem, ali ga sada ne mogu da nađem.

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Breakdown of Moram da nosim pasoš kada putujem, ali ga sada ne mogu da nađem.

• ne: not
• ali: but
• moći: can

Questions & Answers about Moram da nosim pasoš kada putujem, ali ga sada ne mogu da nađem.

Why does moram da nosim mean I have to carry / I must carry?

In Serbian, morati means to have to / must.

A very common pattern is:

• moram da + present tense verb

So:

• moram = I must / I have to
• da nosim = to carry / to wear / to have on me

Together:

• Moram da nosim pasoš = I have to carry a passport

This da + present structure is extremely common in Serbian and often corresponds to an English infinitive:

• Moram da idem = I have to go
• Želim da učim = I want to study

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Why is it da nosim instead of an infinitive like nositi?

Modern Serbian very often uses da + present tense where English uses to + verb.

So instead of saying something like moram nositi, Serbian commonly says:

• moram da nosim

Both infinitives and da-constructions exist in Serbian, but after many verbs, especially in everyday speech, da + present is the most natural pattern.

So for a learner, it is very useful to get used to:

• hoću da idem = I want to go
• mogu da nađem = I can find