Lesson 162 · Part 12

Lesson 162. Subordinate clauses with da

da is one of the main Serbian conjunctions. It covers both “that” and “to” in English.

Znam da si dobar. (Знам да си добар.)
— I know that you are good.
Hoću da idem. (Хоћу да идем.)
— I want to go. (lit. "I want that I go")
Mislim da je lepo. (Мислим да је лепо.)
— I think it's beautiful.
Treba da učim. (Треба да учим.)
— It is needed that I study. → I need to study.