Kada putujem, uvek stavljam pasoš u torbu.

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Breakdown of Kada putujem, uvek stavljam pasoš u torbu.

• putovati: to travel
• uvek: always
• torba: bag

Questions & Answers about Kada putujem, uvek stavljam pasoš u torbu.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

In Serbian, the subject pronoun is often omitted when it is clear from the verb ending.

Here, both putujem and stavljam are 1st person singular present tense, so they already mean I travel and I put / I place.

So:

• Kada putujem = When I travel
• uvek stavljam = I always put

You could add ja for emphasis:

• Kada ja putujem, uvek stavljam pasoš u torbu.

But normally it is unnecessary.

What does kada mean here, and can it also mean when in questions?

Yes. Kada means when, and it can be used both:

1. in a question

   • Kada putuješ? = When are you traveling?

2. in a subordinate clause

   • Kada putujem, uvek stavljam pasoš u torbu. = When I travel, I always put my passport in the bag.

So in your sentence, kada introduces the time clause when I travel.

What form is putujem?

Putujem is the of , which means .