A message from London brings more than news—it also carries the Serbian form that answers odakle?

What a lovely morning for such an easy Serbian Genitive photo lesson:
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Dobro jutro iz sunčanog LondonA! Pogodite odakle šaljem pozdrave: ispod ili iznad mostA?

Добро јутро из сунчаног ЛондонА! Погодите одакле шаљем поздраве: испод или изнад мостА?

Good morning from sunny London! Guess where I am sending the greetings from: under or above the bridge?

Serbian Genitive with Masculine Singular

London and most (bridge) are two Masc. Sg. nouns in this case. What endings showed up when we used them after the prepositions:

  1. iz = from
  2. under / below = ispod
  3. above / over = iznad
Yes, the answer is -A. So, if you are from the following cities/countries you will always  say "I am from ..."

  • Ja sam  iz Londona / Beograda / Lisabona / Bostona / Čikaga (Čikago) / Sidneja / Frankfurta /Minhena / Beča / Pariza
  • Moja mama je iz Perua / Irana / Iraka / Luksemburga / Portugala /Izraela 


A practical route into Serbian Genitive - Greetings from London, Part 1

This lesson works best as a short sequence: notice the target form, connect it with meaning, and use it in a fresh sentence. In Serbian Genitive - Greetings from London, Part 1, the original material remains the starting point; the additions below make its language easier to retrieve in real conversation.

Place names in the genitive

The genitive appears after many prepositions, in possession and after expressions of quantity. Instead of memorising one ending in isolation, group examples by gender and number and ask what relationship the form is expressing. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Serbian Genitive - Greetings from London, Part 1.

Five sentences about coming and going

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Pozdrav iz kišnog Londona!Поздрав из кишног Лондона!Greetings from rainy London!
Doputovala sam iz Mančestera juče.Допутовала сам из Манчестера јуче.I arrived from Manchester yesterday.
Idem od hotela do muzeja peške.Идем од хотела до музеја пешке.I walk from the hotel to the museum.
Nema mnogo sunca ovog meseca.Нема много сунца овог месеца.There is not much sun this month.
Ovo je razglednica iz Škotske.Ово је разгледница из Шкотске.This is a postcard from Scotland.

Choose one row and copy it in both scripts without looking back. When you check it, correct letters and diacritics first; only afterwards consider speed. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Serbian Genitive - Greetings from London, Part 1.

Change the city and keep the ending

Read down the Latin column, then switch to Cyrillic without returning to English. Choose two examples, turn one into a question and make the other negative. Say both versions naturally. For this post, keep your final version connected with the situation in Serbian Genitive - Greetings from London, Part 1.

Check your Serbian: Serbian Genitive - Greetings from London, Part 1

Finish with five short translations. Keep the vocabulary and grammatical relationship from this lesson consistent in both Serbian scripts. Keep every answer connected with Serbian Genitive - Greetings from London, Part 1.

  1. I come from Novi Sad.
  2. We travel from Belgrade to Niš.
  3. The cup is next to the book.
  4. I do not start the day without good coffee.
  5. This is a photograph of my family.

Answers for the greetings from London

  1. Dolazim iz Novog Sada.
    Долазим из Новог Сада.
  2. Putujemo od Beograda do Niša.
    Путујемо од Београда до Ниша.
  3. Šolja je pored knjige.
    Шоља је поред књиге.
  4. Bez dobre kafe ne počinjem dan.
    Без добре кафе не почињем дан.
  5. Ovo je fotografija moje porodice.
    Ово је фотографија моје породице.