Tražim zaposlenje.

to look for

Breakdown of Tražim zaposlenje.

• zaposlenje: employment

Questions & Answers about Tražim zaposlenje.

What form is tražim?

Tražim is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb tražiti.

So it means I look for, I am looking for, or I seek, depending on context. In Serbian, the present tense often covers both the simple present and the English be + -ing form.

• Tražim = I am looking / I look / I seek

This verb is also imperfective, which fits an ongoing action like searching.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Because Serbian usually does not need the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.

The ending -im in tražim already tells you the subject is I.

So:

• Tražim zaposlenje. = I am looking for employment.
• Ja tražim zaposlenje. also works, but ja adds emphasis, like I am the one looking for employment.

What case is zaposlenje, and why?

Zaposlenje is in the accusative singular, because it is the direct object of tražim.

The verb tražiti normally takes the accusative:

• tražiti posao