Listen to the song and write the correct form of the word in brackets. Good luck = Srećno!
Vuče, vuče, bubo lenja
Neko pliva u ____________ (Sava - one of the longest rivers in Serbia)
Neko živi u ____________ (Ruma - name of a city in Vojvodina)
Neko raste u ____________ (trava - grass)
A vuk živi u ____________ (šuma - forest)
U __________ (škola - school) ga ne vide
__________ (nemati - doesn't have) ni maturu
U muzeje ne _________ (ići - go)
Prezire kulturu
Vuuuče vuučue bubo leenjaa
Štaa će reeći pokoleenjaa
Vodio si život buuuraan
Pa ostao nekultuuuuraaaan
Usta su _________ (his) snažna
Duša _________(his) je drumska
Obećanja lažna
A ćud ________(his) je šumska
Kad _________ (is) srećan leži
Kad _________ (is) ljut on reži
Ka zverstvima teži
_______ (when) ga vidiš beži
Vuuuče vuučue bubo leenjaa
Štaa će reeći pokoleenjaa
Vodio si život buuuraan
Pa ostao nekultuuuuraaaan!
A lazy wolf swims, growls and avoids museums while the chorus stretches his name across the melody. The humour makes the grammar easier to remember: places take new endings, and every missing verb must match its subject.
Follow the wolf through rivers, towns and forests
After u meaning “in”, feminine place nouns usually change final -a to -i: Sava → u Savi, Ruma → u Rumi, šuma → u šumi. Possessive njegov agrees with the noun it describes: njegova usta, njegova duša, njegova ćud. Use the melody to hear which form fits the beat, but confirm it through meaning.
Five fresh lines from the wolf’s neighbourhood
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Vuk se krije u dubokoj šumi. | Вук се крије у дубокој шуми. | The wolf is hiding in a deep forest. |
| Lisica čeka na tihoj stazi. | Лисица чека на тихој стази. | The fox is waiting on a quiet path. |
| Njegove šape ostavljaju trag. | Његове шапе остављају траг. | His paws leave a track. |
| Kada je gladan, glasno zavija. | Када је гладан, гласно завија. | When he is hungry, he howls loudly. |
| U muzeju nema lenjih vukova. | У музеју нема лењих вукова. | There are no lazy wolves in the museum. |
Sing the ending before you explain it
Fill one gap, sing the complete line, and only then state why the ending fits. For a second round, replace the place with another feminine noun such as škola or bašta.
The wolf has hidden five endings
- Complete: u Sav__.
- Complete: u šum__.
- Choose: njegov / njegova duša.
- Complete: Kada ______ srećan, leži.
- Change u Rumi to a sentence with škola.
The chorus returns with the answers
- u Savi
- u šumi
- njegova duša
- je
- u školi