Imagine where someone might naturally say “Mogu da pročitam ovu kratku priču.”. Place “Možeš li da zatvoriš prozor?” in a second scene and practise moving between those contexts without English.

Here comes a video lesson for my students at Serbian 102 course, dedicated to the verb MOĆI = CAN. We practiced this earlier today, so you can practice with us. 

After watching the video again, I am sure you will remember most of the things, so that you will be able to do the following tasks yourself:  
Uživajte učeći = Have fun learning :)

Five Things Someone Can or Cannot Do

Keep the forms of moći and the natural da plus present construction at the centre of your attention. “Mogu da pročitam ovu kratku priču.” supplies the first clue, while “Možeš li da zatvoriš prozor?” shows how the same topic behaves in a different setting.

Without looking, dictate “Možemo da nastavimo posle pauze.” to yourself in Latin script and “Da li deca mogu da se igraju napolju?” in Cyrillic. Check the forms, then use both ideas in a compact spoken summary.

Open Possibilities with Moći

Turn “Jelena ne može da dođe pre šest.” into a question, then answer it with information from your own life. Write the final exchange in both Serbian scripts.

Mogu, Možeš, Možemo in Real Situations

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Mogu da pročitam ovu kratku priču.Могу да прочитам ову кратку причу.I can read this short story.
Možeš li da zatvoriš prozor?Можеш ли да затвориш прозор?Can you close the window?
Jelena ne može da dođe pre šest.Јелена не може да дође пре шест.Jelena cannot come before six.
Možemo da nastavimo posle pauze.Можемо да наставимо после паузе.We can continue after the break.
Da li deca mogu da se igraju napolju?Да ли деца могу да се играју напољу?Can the children play outside?

Answer the Can-Do Challenge

Produce five Latin-script answers and transliterate them yourself. Use “Možeš li da zatvoriš prozor?” to verify the target pattern, then justify one choice in your own words.

  1. I can read this short story.
  2. Can you close the window?
  3. Jelena cannot come before six.
  4. We can continue after the break.
  5. Can the children play outside?

Solutions prepared for Modal Verb Can in Serbian

  1. Mogu da pročitam ovu kratku priču.
    Могу да прочитам ову кратку причу.
  2. Možeš li da zatvoriš prozor?
    Можеш ли да затвориш прозор?
  3. Jelena ne može da dođe pre šest.
    Јелена не може да дође пре шест.
  4. Možemo da nastavimo posle pauze.
    Можемо да наставимо после паузе.
  5. Da li deca mogu da se igraju napolju?
    Да ли деца могу да се играју напољу?