Nadam se da se ne brineš zbog sastanka sutra.

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Breakdown of Nadam se da se ne brineš zbog sastanka sutra.

• sutra: tomorrow
• da: that
• sastanak: meeting

Questions & Answers about Nadam se da se ne brineš zbog sastanka sutra.

Why does nadam come with se? What does Nadam se mean exactly?

Nadam se means I hope.

The verb is nadati se, which is a reflexive verb, so it normally appears with se. In Serbian, you simply learn it as a whole unit:

• nadati se = to hope

So:

• Nadam se = I hope
• Nadaš se = you hope
• Nada se = he/she hopes

The se here is not translated separately into English; it is just part of how the verb works in Serbian.

What is the function of da in this sentence?

Here da introduces a subordinate clause, similar to English that.

So the structure is:

• Nadam se = I hope
• da se ne brineš... = that you are not worrying / that you’re not worried...

Very often in Serbian, after verbs like hope, think, know, want, etc., a clause with da is used.

So:

• Nadam se da... = I hope that...

In natural English, that is often omitted, but in Serbian da is normally kept.

Why are there two se words in the sentence?