One small choice between njegov and njen can reveal the owner before the person is ever named.

His and Her in Serbian


While his = njegov and her = njen sounds pretty easy and straightforward, there is a little catch. These are possessive adjectives and therefore they agree with the noun they describe. That's why they will have all kinds of suffixes to mirror the main noun in number, case and gender.

Today will stick just to the basic Nominative case and see how NJEGOV and NJEN mirror the gender of the nouns through the following exercises:


HIS and HER in Serbian with a funny photo

Simply look at the photo and write his shirt (njegovA košuljA) or her shirt (njenA košuljA), based on the position of the question in the photo:



His and Her in Serbian

HIS and HER in Serbian with Quizlet

If you have learnt clothes with one of my previous lessons, this one will be a piece of cake = prosto ko pasulj:



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njegov, njen and whose noun they follow

Serbian pronouns reveal person, gender and case, while short unstressed forms usually occupy an early position in the sentence. Compare full and clitic forms in context instead of translating English pronouns mechanically. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with His and Her in Serbian.

The possessive agrees with the thing owned

Begin His and Her in Serbian by looking for a pattern rather than translating every word. Mark the element that changes, say the complete Serbian phrase aloud, and only then compare it with English. That order keeps the lesson focused on Serbian structure.

Describe what belongs to people you know

Select the sentence closest to your life and make it true for you. Add a reason or time expression, ask another person a related question, and answer it without reading. For this post, keep your final version connected with the situation in His and Her in Serbian.

Possessives in Latin and Cyrillic

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Poznajem ih iz škole.Познајем их из школе.I know them from school.
On mi često pomaže.Он ми често помаже.He often helps me.
Da li želiš da ideš sa mnom?Да ли желиш да идеш са мном?Do you want to go with me?
Njihova kuća je blizu naše.Њихова кућа је близу наше.Their house is near ours.
Dajem joj novu olovku.Дајем јој нову оловку.I am giving her a new pencil.

Alternate scripts from row to row instead of treating Cyrillic as an optional extra. The aim is one Serbian sentence, one pronunciation and two equally readable written forms. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in His and Her in Serbian.

Check your Serbian: His and Her in Serbian

Reconstruct these examples from the English prompts. Mark any corrected ending or letter when you compare your Latin and Cyrillic answers with the key. Keep every answer connected with His and Her in Serbian.

  1. I know them from school.
  2. He often helps me.
  3. Do you want to go with me?
  4. Their house is near ours.
  5. I am giving her a new pencil.

Answers for the possessive exercise

  1. Poznajem ih iz škole.
    Познајем их из школе.
  2. On mi često pomaže.
    Он ми често помаже.
  3. Da li želiš da ideš sa mnom?
    Да ли желиш да идеш са мном?
  4. Njihova kuća je blizu naše.
    Њихова кућа је близу наше.
  5. Dajem joj novu olovku.
    Дајем јој нову оловку.