Šetam psa u parku.

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Breakdown of Šetam psa u parku.

• pas: dog
• park: park
• šetati: to walk or stroll

Questions & Answers about Šetam psa u parku.

Why is it psa and not pas?

Because psa is the accusative singular form of pas (dog).

In Šetam psa, the dog is the direct object of the verb šetati in the sense of to walk someone/something. Serbian marks that object with case.

For masculine animate nouns, the accusative singular usually matches the genitive singular, so:

• pas = nominative singular
• psa = accusative singular

So:

• Pas šeta. = The dog is walking.
• Šetam psa. = I am walking the dog.

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What form is šetam?

Šetam is the 1st person singular present tense form of šetati.

It means:

• I walk
• I am walking

Which English translation fits best depends on context. Serbian present tense often covers both the simple present and the present continuous.

A few present-tense forms of šetati are:

• šetam = I walk / am walking
• šetaš = you walk / are walking
• šeta = he/she/it walks / is walking
• šetamo = we walk / are walking
• šetate = you (plural/formal) walk / are walking
• šetaju = they walk / are walking

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