Practise Gerund in Serbian

Try to make the following sentences while watching this video:

Volim / ne volim / obožavam / mrzim + the verb as a verbal noun (add -nje)

For example:  Pevati (to sing)
You say:        Volim pevanje

Feel free to use the verbal-noun forms which follow this video:

1. voziti se - vožnja
2. svirati - sviranje
3. kuglati se - kuglanje
4. fotografisati - fotografisanje
5. surfovati - surfovanje
6. plesati - plesanje
7. igrati - igranje (mini-golfa)
8. šetati - šetanje
9. plivati - plivanje
10. slikati - slikanje
11. pecati - pecanje
12. skupljati - skupljanje (markica)

An activity leaves the verb and becomes a noun

The forms called “gerunds” here function as verbal nouns in Serbian: pevanje, plivanje, fotografisanje. Many end in -nje, but sound changes and established nouns must be respected. Voziti se gives vožnja, not a mechanically invented form.

After volim, obožavam, ne volim and mrzim, the activity is a direct object and therefore appears in the accusative. These neuter verbal nouns usually look the same in nominative and accusative: Volim plivanje. An article is not needed.

Not every -nje form is built by scissors

Latinica	Ћирилица	English
Obožavam fotografisanje ptica kraj reke.	Обожавам фотографисање птица крај реке.	I adore photographing birds beside the river.
Moj sin ne voli kuglanje u bučnoj sali.	Мој син не воли куглање у бучној сали.	My son does not like bowling in a noisy hall.
Tokom zime najviše mi nedostaje plivanje.	Током зиме највише ми недостаје пливање.	During winter, I miss swimming most.
Vikendom vežbamo sviranje starih melodija.	Викендом вежбамо свирање старих мелодија.	At weekends, we practise playing old melodies.
Ona mrzi skupljanje mokrog lišća u dvorištu.	Она мрзи скупљање мокрог лишћа у дворишту.	She hates collecting wet leaves in the yard.

Say your ranking without the written list. The noun that comes to mind fastest is probably attached to a genuine feeling—and therefore easier to remember.
Marina Petrović