Lesson 50. Nominative Case Review
You’ve made it to Lesson 50. That’s more than a quarter of the course. You’ve learned:
- The alphabet, sounds, and stress.
- Basic conversation words (greetings, family, numbers, colors, food, animals, days, weather).
- Nouns: gender, number, fleeting ‘a’, and animacy.
- The verb
biti(full, short, negation) and three types of regular verbs. - The complete nominative case.
This is real progress — and now we’ll lock in the nominative before starting the accusative in the next chapter (Part 5.2).
Main Table
Nominative Case — All Forms
| Gender | Noun Singular | Adjective Singular | Noun Plural | Adjective Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | -∅ (brat) | -∅ (dobar) | -i (braća — special) | -i (dobri) | |
| feminine | -a (sestra) | -a (dobra) | -e (sestre) | -e (dobre) | |
| neuter | -o/-e (more) | -o (dobro) | -a (mora) | -a (dobra) |
Test
Test · Part 5. Nominative 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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How many cases does Serbian have?
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Which case is called 'Nominativ'?
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Nominative plural of `mačka`:
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"Big table":
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"My sisters":
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The word `deca` is grammatically what gender?
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In the sentence "Ovo je moja knjiga" — "ovo" and "moja knjiga" are in:
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The special form for 'people':
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"Black sea" — Crn___ more:
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Nominative is mainly…
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More Practice
Exercise 1
How do you say "my big house" in Serbian?
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Answer: moja velika kuća
Exercise 2
Plural form of `jezero`:
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Answer: jezera
Exercise 3
Write 4 sentences — one for each gender in the nominative: masculine, feminine, neuter, and plural.
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For example:
— Moj brat je dobar.
— Moja sestra je mala.
— More je plavo.
— Deca se igraju.
What’s Next
The next case is the accusative (Akuzativ). This is the case of the direct object: whom I see, whom I love, what I read. You’ll need it in almost every sentence. We’ll spend about 10 lessons on it, one sub-type at a time.
You’re doing great! 50 lessons down. 🎉