Word
Ona brzo čita poruku.
Meaning
She is reading the message quickly.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Ona brzo čita poruku.
Why is ona included? Can Serbian drop subject pronouns?
Yes. Serbian often drops subject pronouns because the verb form already shows the person and number.
- čita already means he/she/it reads / is reading
- So Čita poruku. is a perfectly natural sentence
Using ona can:
- make the subject clearer
- add contrast or emphasis, like she (not someone else)
- help when the context does not already tell you who is doing the action
So both Čita poruku. and Ona brzo čita poruku. are possible.
What form is čita?
Čita is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb čitati.
That means it matches:
- on = he
- ona = she
- ono = it
Some present-tense forms of čitati are:
- ja čitam = I read / am reading
- ti čitaš = you read / are reading
- on/ona/ono čita = he/she/it reads / is reading
- mi čitamo = we read / are reading
- vi čitate = you read / are reading
- oni/one/ona čitaju = they read / are reading
Why is it poruku and not poruka?