Routines & Frequency
Сваки дан — увек, понекад, никад — habits in real Serbian.
Context makes a habit
Serbian uses ићи for both a trip now and a routine. Time words tell you which: Идем на посао сваки дан.
Сваког дана идем на посао.
I go to work every day.
The frequency ladder
увек (always), обично (usually), често (often), понекад (sometimes), ретко (rarely), никад (never). These usually stand before the verb.
Често идемо у биоскоп.
We often go to the cinema.
Double negative is required
«никад» needs a negative verb: Никад не касним. Serbian double negation is standard grammar, not a mistake.
Никад не идем колима.
I never go by car.
Routine time phrases
сваког јутра, понедељком, викендом and после посла place an action in a routine.
Викендом шетамо поред реке.
At weekends we walk by the river.
Put It Together
Keep the lesson goal in view: увек, понекад, никад — habits in real Serbian. Revisit the examples, then test yourself in practice.