Čujem muziku.

I can hear the music.

Breakdown of Čujem muziku.

• muzika: music
• čuti: to hear

Questions & Answers about Čujem muziku.

Why is it čujem and not something like ja čujem?

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

• čujem = I hear
• The ending -em tells you it is 1st person singular: I

So Čujem muziku. is a perfectly normal way to say I hear music.

You can say Ja čujem muziku, but ja adds emphasis, as if you mean:

• I hear music
• I can hear it

What form is čujem?

Čujem is the present tense, 1st person singular form of the verb čuti (to hear).

A few present-tense forms are:

• čujem = I hear
• čuješ = you hear
• čuje = he/she/it hears
• čujemo = we hear
• čujete = you all / formal you hear
• čuju = they hear

So in this sentence, čujem means I hear or I can hear.

Why is it muziku and not muzika?

Because muziku is in the accusative case.