Ne razumem ovu reč.

not

Breakdown of Ne razumem ovu reč.

• razumeti: to understand
• ovaj: this
• reč: word

Questions & Answers about Ne razumem ovu reč.

What does each word in Ne razumem ovu reč mean?

Word by word:

• Ne = not
• razumem = I understand
• ovu = this (feminine singular, accusative)
• reč = word

So the sentence literally follows the same basic idea as English: Not understand-I this word, meaning I don’t understand this word.

Why is ne written separately from razumem?

In Serbian, negation with verbs is usually written as a separate word:

• razumem = I understand
• ne razumem = I do not understand

So unlike English, where don’t is a contraction, Serbian simply puts ne before the verb.

What form is razumem?

Razumem is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb razumeti / razumjeti = to understand.

That means:

• ja razumem = I understand
• ja ne razumem = I do not understand

The subject ja (I) is usually omitted, because the verb ending -em already shows who is doing the action.