Šta vidiš? (What can you see?)

NOGA = leg, RUKA = arm, KOSA = hair

Vidim... nogU
noge
vidim... rukU
ruke
Vidim... kosU.

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OBRAZ = cheek, NOS = nose, OKO= eye

Vidim obraz. Vidim nos. Vidim oko.


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Oni vide...
KUĆA (house), DRVO (tree), ZVUČNIK (loudspeaker), KAMERA (video cam), STOLICA (chair), STO (table), DETE (child)

The verb videti invites accusative forms because the seen person or object receives the action directly. Begin with Sa mosta vidim malu ribarsku kuću.; its scene gives the new language somewhere concrete to stand.

Remember by the steady pulse in sta vidis what can you see

The verb videti invites accusative forms because the seen person or object receives the action directly. Compare the five examples for meaning before analysing their forms. In Kroz maglu jedva vidimo svetla grada., 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 sta vidis what can you see

LatinicaĆirilicaEnglish
Sa mosta vidim malu ribarsku kuću.Са моста видим малу рибарску кућу.From the bridge I see a small fisherman’s house.
Na slici vidiš nasmejanu devojku.На слици видиш насмејану девојку.In the picture you see a smiling girl.
Kroz maglu jedva vidimo svetla grada.Кроз маглу једва видимо светла града.Through the fog we can barely see the city lights.
Da li vidite čoveka sa crvenim rancem?Да ли видите човека са црвеним ранцем?Can you see the man with the red backpack?
Deca vide dugu iznad mokrih krovova.Деца виде дугу изнад мокрих кровова.The children see a rainbow above the wet roofs.

From Na slici vidiš nasmejanu devojku. to independent speech

Read Deca vide dugu iznad mokrih krovova. 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 Na slici vidiš nasmejanu devojku. in a two-line exchange that could genuinely happen.

A five-step challenge shaped by Kroz maglu jedva vidimo svetla grada.

  1. Give the English meaning of Sa mosta vidim malu ribarsku kuću..
  2. Reconstruct in Serbian: “In the picture you see a smiling girl.”
  3. Write Kroz maglu jedva vidimo svetla grada. in Cyrillic.
  4. Change one grammatical detail in Da li vidite čoveka sa crvenim rancem?.
  5. Ask a natural question that could produce Deca vide dugu iznad mokrih krovova. as an answer.

Answers waiting beyond Da li vidite čoveka sa crvenim rancem?

  1. From the bridge I see a small fisherman’s house.
  2. Na slici vidiš nasmejanu devojku. / На слици видиш насмејану девојку.
  3. Кроз маглу једва видимо светла града.
  4. More than one answer is possible; all connected forms must remain in agreement.
  5. Questions vary, but the final Serbian sentence must answer them naturally.