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?