Lesson 70 · Part 5

Lesson 70. The Genitive Reviewed

Summary

Genitive — endings

GenderSingularPlural
Masculine -a (brata) -a / -ova (gradova)
Feminine on -a -e (sestre) -a / -∅ (sestara, knjiga)
Feminine on consonant -i (noći) -i (noći)
Neuter -a (mora) -a (mora)

Functions

  1. Negation: nema, nemam + genitive.
  2. Possession: knjiga sestre.
  3. Quantity: mnogo, malo, čaša, kilogram + genitive.
  4. Numbers 5+: pet knjiga, deset godina.
  5. Prepositions: od, iz, do, bez, kod, preko, ispod, iznad, ispred, iza, oko, posle, pre.

Test · Part 5. The Genitive Case

Pick answers in the exercises below. The counter at the bottom right tallies the correct ones. This is not an exam — just a way to check yourself.

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"I have no time" is:

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"From Belgrade" is:

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"My sister's book" is:

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"Five apples" is:

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"Without sugar" is:

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"In front of school" is:

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Genitive plural of `konj`:

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Genitive plural of `knjiga`:

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"After lunch" is:

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"From a big city" is:

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Exercise 1

Translate: «There is no bread.»" answer="Nema hleba.

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Next — the dative (to whom? to what?).