Već sam našla ključ.

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Breakdown of Već sam našla ključ.

• naći: to find
• već: already

Questions & Answers about Već sam našla ključ.

Why is it sam našla and not just one past-tense verb?

Serbian commonly forms the past tense with:

• a present-tense form of biti (to be)
• plus a past participle

So:

• sam = I am (used here as an auxiliary)
• našla = past participle of naći (to find)

Together, sam našla means I found / I have found.

This is the normal way to express the past in Serbian:

• sam našla = I found / I have found
• si našla = you found
• je našla = she found

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Why is it našla and not našao?

Because the participle agrees with the gender of the speaker.

• našla = said by a female
• našao = said by a male

So:

• Već sam našla ključ. = a woman is speaking
• Već sam našao ključ. = a man is speaking

This is very normal in Serbian past-tense forms.

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What does već mean here?

Here, već means already.