Lesson 151. Word order in Serbian
Serbian, like Russian, is a language with free word order. The basic order is subject → verb → object (SVO), but you can change it for emphasis.
Marko čita knjigu. (Марко чита књигу.)
— Marko is reading a book. (neutral)
Knjigu čita Marko. (Књигу чита Марко.)
— It's Marko who is reading the book. (Marko, not someone else)
Čita Marko knjigu. (Чита Марко књигу.)
— Marko is reading a book. (he really is reading)