Questions & Answers about Zašto ne nosite svoj kaput danas?
What does zašto do in this sentence?
Zašto means why. It introduces the question and asks for a reason.
So:
- Zašto = why
- Zašto ne nosite svoj kaput danas? = Why aren't you wearing your coat today?
In Serbian, zašto usually goes at the beginning of the question, just like why in English.
Why is ne placed before nosite?
Ne is the standard word for not in Serbian, and it normally goes directly before the verb.
So:
- nosite = you wear / you are wearing
- ne nosite = you do not wear / you are not wearing
This is very typical Serbian word order:
- radim = I work
- ne radim = I do not work
So in your sentence, ne nosite simply means you are not wearing or you don’t wear, depending on context.
What form is nosite?
Nosite is the 2nd person plural / formal singular present tense form of nositi.
That means it can be used in two ways:
- you all wear / are wearing