Kada izlaziš iz autobusa, uzmi svoju torbu.

bus

Breakdown of Kada izlaziš iz autobusa, uzmi svoju torbu.

• torba: bag
• uzeti: to take
• kada: when

Questions & Answers about Kada izlaziš iz autobusa, uzmi svoju torbu.

Why does the sentence start with kada?

Kada means when. It introduces a time clause:

• Kada izlaziš iz autobusa = When you get out of the bus / When you are getting out of the bus

In Serbian, kada is a very common way to say when in sentences about time.

Why is it izlaziš and not some other form of the verb?

Izlaziš is the 2nd person singular present tense form of izlaziti / izaći (to go out, to exit).

It matches you:

• ja izlazim = I go out / I am going out
• ti izlaziš = you go out / you are going out

So kada izlaziš literally means when you are exiting or when you exit.

Why is izlaziš in the present tense if the sentence is really about the future?

This is very normal in Serbian. After words like kada (when), Serbian often uses the present tense to talk about a future situation.

So:

• Kada izlaziš iz autobusa, uzmi svoju torbu.

can refer to something that will happen later, even though izlaziš is present tense.

English often does something similar:

• When you get off the bus, take your bag.