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Questions & Answers about Šta kupujete?
What does šta mean here?
Šta means what?
In this sentence, it is the object of the verb: What are you buying?
You may also sometimes see što used in similar ways in some varieties of Serbian, but šta is the standard form most learners meet first for what?
Why is the verb kupujete ending in -te?
The ending -te shows that the verb is for you plural or formal you singular.
So kupujete can mean:
- you all are buying
- you are buying when speaking politely to one person
This comes from the pronoun vi, but Serbian often leaves pronouns out when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.
Is Šta kupujete? singular or plural?
It can be either:
- plural: speaking to two or more people
- formal singular: speaking politely to one person
So without more context, the sentence itself does not tell you which one is meant. Context, tone, and situation decide that.
Why is there no word for you in the sentence?
Because Serbian often when they are not needed.