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Asking Yes/No questions in Serbian

If you want to ask Yes/No questions in Serbian always start with 'DA LI', no matter what tense. For the Present Tense keep this word order :
  • Da li (+Subject if it is necessary, or cannot be inferred from the conjugation) + Verb ... Example: Da li Ivan živi u Novom Sadu? Da li živimo u Novom Sadu?
  • Da li + Verb TO BE  (+ S ) Example: Da li si u Parizu? Da li si ti Ivan? 
  • Da li + se  (+ S) + Verb  in case of verbs with reflexive pronoun 'se' ... Example: Da li se on zove Ivan? Da li se budiš u pet ili u šest?

Let me add the word order commonly used in colloquial speech:



  • Živi li Ivan u Novom Sadu ? - Verb + li + (S)
  • Jesi li u Parizu ? - To be (only the full forms: jesam/jesi/jeste/jesmo/jeste/jesu) + li + (S) ...
  • Zoveš li se Ivan ? - Verb + li + se + (S)  / Jel' + se +(S) + Verb


Exercise: Make 6 Yes/No questions about Ivan. The answers are in the first comment, because Ivan doesn't feel like recording his own voice right now :o(
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Sava Petrovic said…
1. Da li je ovo Ivan?
2. Da li on zivi u Madridu?
3. Da li je njegova omiljena boja crivena?
4. Da li on ima stariju sestru?
5. Da li on obozava da se igra na kompjuteru?
6. Da li on ima puno igracaka?
November 17, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Learn Macedonian said…
Zdravo Marina,

Ni sam mogao pronadzi kako da te kontaktujem,

ja sam iz Makedoniji i imam blog za uchenje makedonskog jezika, ako zelish mozemo razmjeniti linkove za moj i tvoj blog?

Ja chu vech staviti tvoj blog na mom sajtu, ti mozesh ga staviti u listu "My Blog List" na desnu stranu.

Moj blog je:
http://learnmacedonian.blogspot.com/

Pozdrav iz Makedonija
November 20, 2008 at 12:36 PM
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