Ne želim takav posao.

not

Breakdown of Ne želim takav posao.

• posao: work
• želeti: to want
• takav: such; that kind of

Questions & Answers about Ne želim takav posao.

Why is there no word for I in Ne želim takav posao?

In Serbian, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• želim = I want
• so Ne želim already means I do not want

You could say Ja ne želim takav posao, but ja is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Ne želim takav posao. = I don’t want that kind of job.
• Ja ne želim takav posao. = I don’t want that kind of job. (more emphatic)

How is the negative formed in this sentence?

Serbian normally forms negation by putting ne before the verb.

• želim = I want
• ne želim = I do not want / I don’t want

This is the standard pattern:

• Radim = I work
• Ne radim = I do not work

So in Ne želim takav posao, the ne simply negates the verb želim.

What exactly is želim?

Želim is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb želeti or (depending on the standard/variant), meaning .