-am - aš - a -amo -ate -aju
Endings for the Accusative Fem. Nouns:
Nouns in Singular + question ''šta'' (what) requires the noun in Accusative - find out what the rule is for the Nouns which are Feminine Singular:
- ŠTA ČEKAŠ? ČEKam tvoj ODGOVOR. (odgovor - answer)
- ŠTA ČITAŠ? ČITam KNJIGU. (knjiga - book)
- ŠTA GLEDAŠ? GLEDam PRIREDBU. (priredba - show)
- ŠTA IGRAŠ? IGRam ODBOJKU. (odbojka - volleyball)
- ŠTA IMAŠ? IMam SVESKU. (sveska - notebook)
Yes, you are right, the ending for Sg. Fem. Noun in Accusative is - U, while
Sg. Masc and neuter have no endings (at least not in the inanimate category).
Now, let's check what's happening in the Plural with Fem. nouns:
- ŠTA OBOŽAVAŠ? OBOŽAVAM KNJIGe. (knjiga - knjige = book - books)
- ŠTA PEVAŠ? PEVAM PESMe. (pesma - pesme = song -songs)
- ŠTA PRIČAŠ? PRIČAM PRIČe. (priča - priče = story - stories)
- ŠTA KUPUJEŠ? KUPUJEM HALJINe. (haljina - haljine = dress - dresses)
- ŠTA RUČAŠ? RUČAM PEČURKe. (pečurka - pečurke = mashrooms)
- ŠTA ČEKAŠ ? ČEKAM ODGOVORe (odgovori - odgovore = answers)
Pl. Masc. gets an -i ending, and it also changes to -e, like in "odgovor" - so for plural, don't think
twice, simply add -E and you'll do it splendidly :)
Neuter nouns in Pl. add -a, but then they don't change in Accusative, which is also very nice. So, we
have the example "odelo" in Sg., "odela" in Pl. and then, "Kupio sam odela" IN Acc. is the same.
Let's practise:
The question Šta radiš? opens a window onto actions happening now and habits repeated every day. Begin with Sada spremam povrće za ručak.; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.
Carry into the useful contrast in what are you doing in serbian
The question Šta radiš? opens a window onto actions happening now and habits repeated every day. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Šta radite posle večere?, identify the word that carries the central idea; then notice how the remaining words make its person, place or time precise.
Five sentences that belong only to what are you doing in serbian
| Latinica | Ćirilica | English |
|---|---|---|
| Sada spremam povrće za ručak. | Сада спремам поврће за ручак. | I am preparing vegetables for lunch now. |
| Moj brat pere prozore na spratu. | Мој брат пере прозоре на спрату. | My brother is washing the upstairs windows. |
| Šta radite posle večere? | Шта радите после вечере? | What do you do after dinner? |
| Komšinica sadi ruže ispred ograde. | Комшиница сади руже испред ограде. | The neighbour is planting roses in front of the fence. |
| Mi trenutno tražimo izgubljenu mačku. | Ми тренутно тражимо изгубљену мачку. | We are currently looking for the lost cat. |
From Moj brat pere prozore na spratu. to independent speech
Read Mi trenutno tražimo izgubljenu mačku. once as a statement with real intention. Next, change the subject or time phrase and repair every form affected by that choice. Finish by linking your new sentence to Moj brat pere prozore na spratu. in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.
A five-step challenge shaped by Šta radite posle večere?
- Give the English meaning of Sada spremam povrće za ručak..
- Reconstruct in Serbian: “My brother is washing the upstairs windows.”
- Write Šta radite posle večere? in Cyrillic.
- Change one grammatical detail in Komšinica sadi ruže ispred ograde..
- Ask a natural question that could produce Mi trenutno tražimo izgubljenu mačku. as an answer.
Answers waiting beyond Komšinica sadi ruže ispred ograde.
- I am preparing vegetables for lunch now.
- Moj brat pere prozore na spratu. / Мој брат пере прозоре на спрату.
- Шта радите после вечере?
- More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
- Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.
A longer route between “Sada spremam povrće za ručak.” and “Komšinica sadi ruže ispred ograde.”
Write Sada spremam povrće za ručak. at the top of a page and place Komšinica sadi ruže ispred ograde. at the bottom. Between those exact scenes, add three connected events without borrowing a subject from either line. Read the miniature story backwards; any ending that no longer identifies its noun or speaker needs another look.
Let Komšinica sadi ruže ispred ograde. become something remembered yesterday, planned for tomorrow or repeated every week, while Sada spremam povrće za ručak. keeps the scene anchored. Time will change the verbs but not the topic, so grammar remains visible without draining the sequence of meaning.