Learn Hardcore Serbian: Nadamo se da će vreme biti dobro, ali ona se brine zbog voza. - We hope that the weather will be good, but she is worried about the train.

Breakdown of Nadamo se da će vreme biti dobro, ali ona se brine zbog voza.

Why is it nadamo se and not just nadamo?

Because the verb is nadati se = to hope. It is a reflexive verb, so it normally comes with se.

So nadamo se is the normal way to say we hope.
Without se, it would sound incomplete or incorrect in standard Serbian.

What form is nadamo?

Nadamo is the 1st person plural present tense form of nadati se.

It corresponds to we hope.

The full form here is:

In Serbian, the subject pronoun mi is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Why does Serbian use da će vreme biti dobro instead of something like an infinitive?

After verbs like nadati se (to hope), Serbian very often uses a da-clause.

So:

This is very natural in Serbian. English often uses either:

But in this sentence, Serbian uses a full clause with + future tense: