Word
Želimo mir.
Meaning
We want peace.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Želimo mir.
How do you pronounce Želimo mir?
A simple approximation is ZHEH-lee-moh meer.
- Ž sounds like the s in measure or the g in genre
- e is like e in met
- i is like ee in see
- r is rolled or tapped in Serbian
So Želimo is roughly ZHEH-lee-moh, and mir is meer.
What does želimo mean exactly?
Želimo means we want or we wish.
It comes from the verb želeti, which means to want or to wish.
In this sentence:
- želimo = we want
- mir = peace
So the whole sentence means We want peace.
Why does želimo mean we want? Where does the -mo come from?
In Serbian, verb endings usually show who is doing the action.
For želeti in the present tense:
- želim = I want
- želiš = you want
- želi = he/she/it wants
- želimo = we want
- želite = you all / you formal want
- žele = they want
So the ending -mo is the marker for we.