A name question becomes more interesting when Serbian must first reveal whether the person is connected with him or with her.

A very simple exercise with NJEGOVo or NJENo + IME, meaning HIS or HER + NAME. After watching this easy Serbian lesson, you'll be able to ask  the following two questions correctly:


  1. Koje je NJEGOVO ime? What is his name?
  2. Koje je NJENO ime? What is her name?
and answer them:
  1. NJEGOVO ime je Jovan = His name is John.
  2. NJENO ime je Suzana =Her name is Susan.




Exercises and Games with What's her/his name

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Meet Someone through Njegovo and Njeno Ime

Serbian 101 - What's her/his name? is expanded here through Asking and answering someone’s name at Serbian 101 level. Start with the original post, then use the new material to notice form, meaning and the situation in which a Serbian speaker would naturally choose it.

Five First-Meeting Name Questions

For active practice, change one meaningful detail in each model while preserving the target structure. Say the altered line aloud, write it in the other Serbian script and explain what changed. This turns the focus of Serbian 101 - What's her/his name? into language you can retrieve independently.

Whose Name Are We Asking For?

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Kako se zove njen brat?Како се зове њен брат?What is her brother’s name?
Njegova sestra se zove Maja.Његова сестра се зове Маја.His sister’s name is Maja.
Da li se njena ćerka zove Lena?Да ли се њена ћерка зове Лена?Is her daughter’s name Lena?
Njegov prijatelj se zove Ognjen.Његов пријатељ се зове Огњен.His friend’s name is Ognjen.
Ne znam kako se zove njihov sin.Не знам како се зове њихов син.I do not know their son’s name.

Read these five sentences horizontally to compare Latin, Cyrillic and English. Then read only the Serbian columns vertically. Every example belongs specifically to the subject of Serbian 101 - What's her/his name?, so keep that context when you adapt it.

Introduce Everyone in the Picture

Complete this active-recall test for Serbian 101 - What's her/his name? without copying the table. Accuracy of Serbian endings, Cyrillic letters and Latin diacritics all count.

  1. What is her brother’s name?
  2. His sister’s name is Maja.
  3. Is her daughter’s name Lena?
  4. His friend’s name is Ognjen.
  5. I do not know their son’s name.

Answers for Serbian 101 - What's her/his name?

  1. Kako se zove njen brat?
    Како се зове њен брат?
  2. Njegova sestra se zove Maja.
    Његова сестра се зове Маја.
  3. Da li se njena ćerka zove Lena?
    Да ли се њена ћерка зове Лена?
  4. Njegov prijatelj se zove Ognjen.
    Његов пријатељ се зове Огњен.
  5. Ne znam kako se zove njihov sin.
    Не знам како се зове њихов син.