Lokativ ____ (is) padež koji ide uz predloge 'na', 'u', 'o', 'po', 'pri'. On označava mesto ____ ( where) se vrši radnja ili gde se nešto nalazi. Zato se i ______ (named) padežom mesta. Latinski 'locus' ______ (means) mesto. Evo nekoliko primera ______ (with) predlogom 'U':
Ljudi žive u Beograd__ , u Kruševc__, u Brisel__ ili na sel_. Kada ____ (are) imenice muškog i srednjeg roda u jednini, onda se doda nastavak 'U'. Ljudi žive i u Srbij___, Belgij__, Italij__ - ali pošto su ovo imenice ženskog roda u jednini, one gube poslednje 'a', i dodaje im se nastavak 'I'.
Lokativ se _________ (also) koristi i da iskažemo o kome pričamo, i tada se koristi _______ (with) predlog "o". Juče sam pričala o prijatelj___, muškarcim_, drugaric__ i odel___- u množini lokativ zahteva sledeće nastavke -ima, za muški rod, -ama i srednji -ima!
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The Locative case is used with the prepositions "on", "in", "about", "onto", "on", "to&near". It denotes the place where the action is happening, or where something is located. That's why it's named "the case of location", because in the Latin language "locus" means "the place". Here are a few examples with the preposition "U" (IN):
People live in Belgrade, Kruševac, Brussels or in a village. When the nouns are Masculine or Neuter and Singular, the ending is "u" (u Beogradu, Kruševcu, Briselu or na selu ). People live in Serbia, Belgium, Italy - but because these are the feminine nouns in the Singular, they lose the final "a", and they add an "i". ( u Srbiji, Belgiji, Italiji).
The Locative is also used to denote who we are talking about, and then it's used with the preposition "about". Yesterday I was talking about the friends, men, girlfriends and suits - in the plural this case requires the following endings - IMA for the Masculine and Neuter and -AMA for the Feminine plural. (the key: pričala sam o prijateljIMA, muškarcIMA, drugaricAMA and odelIMA)
A city can be a destination or a location. Serbian marks the difference: you travel u Beograd, but once you arrive, you are u Beogradu. That final vowel tells the listener that the movement has ended.
Stay in the place instead of moving towards it
The locative always follows a preposition. With u and na, it usually answers “where?”, while the accusative answers “where to?”. Use o for a topic: pričamo o filmu. Masculine and neuter singular nouns commonly take -u; feminine nouns in -a usually change to -i. Adjectives must agree with the noun: u velikom gradu, u mirnoj ulici.
Place and topic share the same grammatical room
Compare Živim u Srbiji and Čitam o Srbiji. The preposition changes the relationship, but Srbiji remains locative. In the plural, common endings are -ima and -ama: u gradovima, na selima, o knjigama. Learn these forms inside phrases so that the preposition and ending become one memory. When an adjective appears, listen to the complete pair: u starim gradovima and o zanimljivim knjigama.
Five scenes after arrival
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Sedimo u malom kafiću. | Седимо у малом кафићу. | We are sitting in a small café. |
| Deca se igraju na zelenoj livadi. | Деца се играју на зеленој ливади. | The children are playing in a green meadow. |
| Razmišljam o novom poslu. | Размишљам о новом послу. | I am thinking about the new job. |
| Pričamo o putovanjima po Balkanu. | Причамо о путовањима по Балкану. | We are talking about travels around the Balkans. |
| Ključevi su u plavoj torbi. | Кључеви су у плавој торби. | The keys are in the blue bag. |
Freeze the movement and describe the scene
Imagine that every person and object has stopped moving. Say where each one is with u or na. Then choose one object and make it the subject of a conversation with o.
Where are they, and what are they discussing?
- Complete: Živim u Beograd__.
- Complete: Knjiga je na polic__.
- Choose: Pričamo o film / o filmu.
- Change to location: Idem u školu.
- Put in the plural: u gradu.
Everything is now in its place
- Beogradu
- polici
- o filmu
- U školi sam. / Ја сам у школи.
- u gradovima