Lesson 45. Part 4 Review
Congratulations: through Part 4 you’ve learned verbs. Now you can build real sentences.
Big Chart
biti — all three forms
| Person | Full | Short | Negation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | jesam | sam | nisam | |
| you | jesi | si | nisi | |
| he/she | jeste | je | nije | |
| we | jesmo | smo | nismo | |
| you (plural) | jeste | ste | niste | |
| they | jesu | su | nisu |
Three types of verbs — present endings
| Type | I | you | he | we | you (plural) | they | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -am (čitati) | -am | -aš | -a | -amo | -ate | -aju | |
| -im (raditi) | -im | -iš | -i | -imo | -ite | -e | |
| -em (pisati) | -em | -eš | -e | -emo | -ete | -u |
Test
Test · Part 4. The Verb «biti» and Simple Present
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«I am» — short form:
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«We are not home» — correct:
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«They work» (raditi):
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«I write» (pisati):
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«I don't have money»:
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«I don't want!»:
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«Do you like Serbian?» — formal:
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«This is my book» — correct form:
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«They go» (ići):
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The third verb type differs from the first in the «they» ending:
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More Exercises
Exercise 1
Translate: «I am studying Serbian».
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Answer: Učim srpski.
Exercise 2
Translate: «I don't have a brother».
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Answer: Nemam brata.
Exercise 3
Conjugate govoriti (to speak) in all 6 forms.
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govorim, govoriš, govori, govorimo, govorite, govore.
Exercise 4
Tell about yourself in 5 sentences: who you are, how old, where you live, what you study, what you like.
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Example:
— Zovem se Ana.
— Imam deset godina.
— Živim u Moskvi.
— Učim srpski.
— Volim čokoladu.
What’s Next
Starting with Part 5, the biggest topic in Serbian begins — cases. Don’t worry: we’ll learn one case at a time, calmly and with examples. Each one takes one to two weeks.
The first — nominative (the naming case), it’s the simplest: you already know it, you just didn’t know it was called that.