Sutra nosim pasoš sa sobom, jer putujem vozom.

tomorrow

Breakdown of Sutra nosim pasoš sa sobom, jer putujem vozom.

• jer: because
• sa: with
• voz: train

Questions & Answers about Sutra nosim pasoš sa sobom, jer putujem vozom.

Why are nosim and putujem in the present tense if the sentence is about tomorrow?

In Serbian, the present tense is very often used for a planned or scheduled future action, especially when a time word like sutra already makes the future meaning clear.

So:

• Sutra nosim pasoš sa sobom = Tomorrow I’m taking my passport with me
• jer putujem vozom = because I’m traveling by train

This sounds natural in Serbian, much like English can say Tomorrow I’m leaving.

A more explicitly future version is also possible:

• Sutra ću nositi pasoš sa sobom, jer ću putovati vozom.

But in everyday Serbian, the present tense with sutra is very common.

Why is it pasoš and not some changed form like pasoša or pasošem?

Because pasoš is the direct object of nosim (I carry / I take), and direct objects usually go in the accusative case.

For a masculine inanimate noun like pasoš, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular:

• nominative: pasoš
• accusative: pasoš

So:

• Nosim pasoš = I’m carrying a passport / the passport

If it were a masculine animate noun, the accusative would usually look different.