1. The cat is under the table.
MAČKA JE ISPOD STOLA (Nominative singular STO - Genitive STOLA)
2. The cat is sitting on the chair.
MAČKA SEDI NA STOLICI (Nom. singular STOLICA - Locative STOLICI)
3. The cat is behind the tree.
MAČKA JE IZA DRVETA (Nom. singular DRVO - Genitive DRVETA)
4. The cat is in the wellington boot.
MAČKA JE U ČIZMI (Nom. singular ČIZMA - Locative ČIZMI)
5. The cat is on the table.
MAČKA JE NA STOLU (Nom. singular STO - Locative STOLU )
6. The cat is under the car.
MAČKA JE ISPOD AUTA (Nom.singular STO - Genitive AUTA )

Vocabulary

Cat: ---------------MAČKA
Car: ---------------AUTO / KOLA
Chair: -------------STOLICA
Table: -------------STO
Tree: --------------DRVO
Wellington boot:--- ČIZMA

Prepositions of location:

On ----------NA
Under -------ISPOD
Behind ------IZA
In (Inside) -- U

Put the new words into motion. A hiding cat turns location phrases into a visual game: every new place needs the right preposition and noun ending.

Test the key inside where is cat

A hiding cat turns location phrases into a visual game: every new place needs the right preposition and noun ending. Let the situation carry the grammar. 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 natural lines for where is cat

LatinicaĆirilicaEnglish
Mačka drema ispod toplog radijatora.Мачка дрема испод топлог радијатора.The cat is dozing under the warm radiator.
Sakrila se između dve velike kutije.Сакрила се између две велике кутије.She hid between two large boxes.
Njene šape vire iza zelene zavese.Њене шапе вире иза зелене завесе.Her paws are peeking from behind the green curtain.
Sada sedi na vrhu visokog ormara.Сада седи на врху високог ормара.Now she is sitting on top of the tall wardrobe.
Pronašli smo je pored korpe za veš.Пронашли смо је поред корпе за веш.We found her beside the laundry basket.

A echo from recognition to speech with where is cat

Move from Mačka drema ispod toplog radijatora. towards Pronašli smo je pored korpe za veš., but stop at the sentence that feels least comfortable. Circle the word carrying the key information, 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 notebook disappears from where is cat

  1. Translate into English: Mačka drema ispod toplog radijatora.
  2. Rebuild in Serbian from memory: “She hid between two large boxes.”
  3. Write the third sentence in Cyrillic without copying it.
  4. Change one detail in Sada sedi na vrhu visokog ormara. and keep the sentence grammatical.
  5. Create a new question connected with Pronašli smo je pored korpe za veš..

Check the bridge you have made through where is cat

  1. The cat is dozing under the warm radiator.
  2. Sakrila se između dve velike kutije. / Сакрила се између две велике кутије.
  3. Њене шапе вире иза зелене завесе.
  4. Answers vary; the changed word must still agree with the rest of the sentence.
  5. Answers vary; keep the question directly connected with the situation.