The Serbian verb ići travels through six persons before anyone even chooses a destination.
Last time we practiced the verb to live. Today, we are learning the verb to go with the following video:and a couple of exercises:
ići in the present tense
Serbian present-tense verbs change for person and number. Find the stem, notice the ending set, and practise affirmative, negative and question forms in situations you might genuinely describe. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Conjugations of Serbian Verb to Go to in Present Tense.
Where the endings change and where they do not
Begin Conjugations of Serbian Verb to Go to in Present Tense 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.
Say where you go during the week
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 Conjugations of Serbian Verb to Go to in Present Tense.
ići sentences in Latin and Cyrillic
| Latin script | Cyrillic script | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ne idem danas u grad. | Не идем данас у град. | I am not going into town today. |
| Da li radiš subotom? | Да ли радиш суботом? | Do you work on Saturdays? |
| Uveče čitamo i slušamo muziku. | Увече читамо и слушамо музику. | In the evening we read and listen to music. |
| Moj brat živi blizu reke. | Мој брат живи близу реке. | My brother lives near the river. |
| Učenici dobro razumeju pitanje. | Ученици добро разумеју питање. | The students understand the question well. |
Keep Serbian sounds stable while the alphabet changes. Read the Latin form accurately, including all kvačice, and reproduce the same rhythm from the Cyrillic line. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Conjugations of Serbian Verb to Go to in Present Tense.
Check your Serbian: Conjugations of Serbian Verb to Go to in Present Tense
Work from meaning to form. Produce the Serbian answer in Latin script, transliterate it into Cyrillic, and only then check the supplied solution. Keep every answer connected with Conjugations of Serbian Verb to Go to in Present Tense.
- I am not going into town today.
- Do you work on Saturdays?
- In the evening we read and listen to music.
- My brother lives near the river.
- The students understand the question well.
Answers for the verb ići
- Ne idem danas u grad.
Не идем данас у град. - Da li radiš subotom?
Да ли радиш суботом? - Uveče čitamo i slušamo muziku.
Увече читамо и слушамо музику. - Moj brat živi blizu reke.
Мој брат живи близу реке. - Učenici dobro razumeju pitanje.
Ученици добро разумеју питање.