A few days ago Nat, AhoyEnglish sent me this lovely pic with body parts in four languages. Let's listen to Ivan's pronunciation of the words and how they can be used in the context.
Let's start with Fem. singular nouns:
Ruka
Noga
Šaka
Glava
*Šta se desilo ? (What's happened?)
**Boli me ruka. (My hand hurts)
*Ruka? Kako si povredio rukU? (Hand? How did you hurt your hand?)
**Sankao sam se i onda sam pao i povredio je.(I was sledding and then I fell over and hurt it: 'her' nju = je = it for Feminine singular nouns in accusative)
Now you do the same for noga, šaka, glava: (the answer key is in the comment)
Neuter singular nouns:
Rame
Koleno
Stopalo
Uvo (ear)
*Šta se desilo ? (What's happened?)
**Boli me rame. (My shoulder hurts)
*Rame? Kako si povredio rame? (Shoulder? How did you hurt your rame?)
**Sankao sam se i onda sam pao i povredio ga.(I was sledding and then I fell over and hurt it : njega = ga = it for Neuter and Masculine singular nouns in accusative)
Masculine singular nouns:
Lakat
Nokat
Prst
Zub
*Šta se desilo ? (What's happened?)
**Boli me lakat. (My elbow hurts)
*Lakat? Kako si povredio lakat? (Elbow? How did you hurt your elbow?)
**Sankao sam se i onda sam pao i povredio ga.(I was sledding and then I fell over and hurt it : 'him' njega = ga = it for Neuter and Masculine singular nouns in accusative).
Sooooo, what are the sufixes for Accusative case in Singular, for the following genders
(1) Fem.?
(2) Neu.?
(3) Masc.?
For more information about Accusative you can check this document published by Larisa Zlatić
Picture the scene before choosing an ending. Body-part nouns combine naturally with possession, movement, pain and reflexive actions that occur every day.
Hear the rhythm inside body parts in serbian
Body-part nouns combine naturally with possession, movement, pain and reflexive actions that occur every day. Treat every form as part of a real exchange. Read the Serbian examples as complete thoughts, not as containers for isolated vocabulary. Notice which word changes the meaning most strongly, and allow the surrounding words to show its grammatical job.
Five useful lines for body parts in serbian
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bole me leđa posle dugog putovanja. | Боле ме леђа после дугог путовања. | My back hurts after a long journey. |
| Operi ruke pre nego što sedneš za sto. | Опери руке пре него што седнеш за сто. | Wash your hands before you sit at the table. |
| Devojčica je zatvorila oči i nasmešila se. | Девојчица је затворила очи и насмешила се. | The girl closed her eyes and smiled. |
| Na levoj nozi nosi plavi zavoj. | На левој нози носи плави завој. | He is wearing a blue bandage on his left leg. |
| Podigao je obrve od iznenađenja. | Подигао је обрве од изненађења. | He raised his eyebrows in surprise. |
A trail from recognition to speech with body parts in serbian
Move from Bole me leđa posle dugog putovanja. towards Podigao je obrve od iznenađenja., but stop at the sentence that feels least comfortable. Replace the subject and adjust every necessary form, and then use that thought as the beginning of a two-line exchange. Tomorrow, return through a different sentence so that the order of the table cannot do the remembering for you.
Five moves before the map disappears from body parts in serbian
- Translate into English: Bole me leđa posle dugog putovanja.
- Rebuild in Serbian from memory: “Wash your hands before you sit at the table.”
- Write the third sentence in Cyrillic without copying it.
- Change one detail in Na levoj nozi nosi plavi zavoj. and keep the sentence grammatical.
- Create a new question connected with Podigao je obrve od iznenađenja..
Check the compass you have made through body parts in serbian
- My back hurts after a long journey.
- Operi ruke pre nego što sedneš za sto. / Опери руке пре него што седнеш за сто.
- Девојчица је затворила очи и насмешила се.
- Answers vary; the changed word must still agree with the rest of the sentence.
- Answers vary; keep the question directly connected with the situation.