Tražim punjač za telefon, ali ga nema u sobi.

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Breakdown of Tražim punjač za telefon, ali ga nema u sobi.

• u: in
• ne: not
• ali: but

Questions & Answers about Tražim punjač za telefon, ali ga nema u sobi.

What does tražim mean, and what form is it?

Tražim means I am looking for or I’m searching for.

It is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb tražiti = to look for / to seek.

So:

• tražim = I look for / I am looking for
• tražiš = you look for
• traži = he/she/it looks for

In Serbian, the present tense often covers both the simple present and the English present continuous, so tražim can mean both I look for and I am looking for, depending on context.

Why is punjač not changed after tražim?

Because tražiti takes a direct object, and direct objects normally go in the accusative case.

Here, punjač is actually in the accusative singular. It just happens to look the same as the nominative because it is a masculine inanimate noun.

So:

• nominative: punjač
• accusative: punjač

This is very common in Serbian: masculine inanimate nouns often have the same form in nominative and accusative singular.

Why is it za telefon?

Za here means , in the sense of or .