Mogu opens possibilities, ne mogu closes them, and možeš li transforms ability into a polite request.

Here comes a brand new video based on an exercise with the modal verb MOĆI. Let's watch the video first, before doing a bunch of exercises:



Practising Can with Language Games



Practising Serbian Verb Moći with Flashcards




Testing your Knowledge of Serbian Verb Conjugations 


moći and what follows it

After a Serbian modal verb, speakers commonly use da plus the present tense. The subject remains the same across both verbs, while negation normally attaches to the modal: ne mogu da dođem. Practise the whole frame as one reusable unit. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Serbian Verb Conjugations - Practising Can.

moći plus da, not moći plus infinitive

Begin Serbian Verb Conjugations - Practising Can 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 what you can and cannot do

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 Serbian Verb Conjugations - Practising Can.

Sentences with moći in both alphabets

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Treba da vežbaš svakog dana.Треба да вежбаш сваког дана.You should practise every day.
Mogu da govorim srpski.Могу да говорим српски.I can speak Serbian.
Ne mogu da dođem večeras.Не могу да дођем вечерас.I cannot come tonight.
Hoćeš li da popiješ kafu?Хоћеш ли да попијеш кафу?Do you want to have coffee?
Želim da naučim ćirilicu.Желим да научим ћирилицу.I want to learn Cyrillic.

The middle column is not a translation but the same sentence in Cyrillic. Compare it with the Latin version, close the English column and check whether both forms trigger the same meaning. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Serbian Verb Conjugations - Practising Can.

Check your Serbian: Serbian Verb Conjugations - Practising Can

Test active production: cover the examples, translate each cue and supply two Serbian spellings—Latin and Cyrillic—before opening the answer key. Keep every answer connected with Serbian Verb Conjugations - Practising Can.

  1. You should practise every day.
  2. I can speak Serbian.
  3. I cannot come tonight.
  4. Do you want to have coffee?
  5. I want to learn Cyrillic.

Answers for the verb moći

  1. Treba da vežbaš svakog dana.
    Треба да вежбаш сваког дана.
  2. Mogu da govorim srpski.
    Могу да говорим српски.
  3. Ne mogu da dođem večeras.
    Не могу да дођем вечерас.
  4. Hoćeš li da popiješ kafu?
    Хоћеш ли да попијеш кафу?
  5. Želim da naučim ćirilicu.
    Желим да научим ћирилицу.