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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Serbian 501 - Passive Voice, Verb Forms

The Passive Voice in Serbian - Verb Forms

Let me give you some examples of the Passive Voice in Serbian, and then you can have fun practicing with a few Quizlet exercises!

Zgrada je sagrađena prošle godine - the building was built last year
Rata je uplaćena - the installment was paid
Nove kancelarije su otvorene pre dva dana - the new offices were opened two days ago

OSNOVAN - OSNOVATI (TO ESTABLISH)
SMEŠTEN - SMESTITI (TO PLACE/LOCATE/SITUATE)
SAGRAĐEN - SAGRADITI (TO BUILD PERF.)
ZAVRŠEN - ZAVRŠITI (TO FINISH)
IZVEDEN - IZVESTI (TO UNDERTAKE/DO)
ORGANIZOVAN - ORGANIZOVATI (ORGANIZED)
SPISKAN - SPISKATI (TO SPEND=WASTE MONEY)
PRIHVAĆEN - PRIHVATITI (TO ACCEPT)
POVUČEN - POVUĆI (TO WITHDRAW)
UVRŠTEN - UVRSTITI (TO INCLUDE)
DOBIJEN - DOBITI (TO GET)
ANGAŽOVAN - ANGAŽOVATI (TO ENGAGE)
DAT - DATI (TO GIVE)
PRESELJEN - PRESELITI (TO MOVE)
PROCENJEN - PROCENITI (TO ESTIMATE)
UPLAĆEN - UPLATITI (TO PAY)
SPOMINJAN - SPOMINJATI (TO MENTION)
IMENOVAN - IMENTOVATI (TO NAME)
RASPISAN - RASPISATI (TO ANNOUNCE IN WRITTEN FORM)
ZADUŽEN - ZADUŽITI (TO BE IN CHARGE)
OTVOREN - OTVORITI (TO OPEN)
IZDVOJEN - IZDVOJITI (TO ALLOCATE)

The Passive Voice in Serbian - Exercises

The Passive Voice in Serbian - Test

Passive in Serbian - Lesson with Exercise

Marina exercises , Passive in Serbian

The original version of the article can be found on Blic. The text for this lesson is slightly changed:

You can practice reading with me and you can do the following exercise:

Serbian Passive Voice with Exercises

Marina Passive in Serbian , Passive Participle

Serbian Passive Voice with Exercises

Unfortunately, there haven't been many posts about the Passive Voice on this blog. I want this to change and that's why I would like to add a few more exercises about this topic. Based on the following fun song which has great lyrics about Rakija production, I'll make a few exercises for you.

Let's relax and watch the video by Cache & Djavo called "Kakvu sam rakiju pek'o" :)

Serbian Passive Voice with Exercises

Passive Participle Verb Form Exercises

Marina Passive in Serbian , Passive Participle

Passive Participle Verb Forms

The Passive Voice in Serbian is not that hard, but the main problem is the verb form called "trpni glagolski pridev", or passive participle in English. Although I have already written about it, it can be useful to mention how to form it:

*VERB STEM + -N/-NA/-NO // -NI/-NE/-NA

Example: NAPISA+TI --- napisaN, napisaNA, napisaNO // napisaNI, napisaNE, napisaNA (to write --- written)

*VERB STEM + -N/-NA/-NO // -NI/-NE/-NA

Example: NAPISA+TI --- napisaN, napisaNA, napisaNO // napisaNI, napisaNE, napisaNA (to write --- written)

*VERB STEM + -T/-TA/-TO // -TI/-TE/-TA

Example: PRODA+TI --- prodaT, prodaTA, prodaTO // prodaTI, prodaTE, prodaTA (to sell --- sold)

*VOICE CHANGES: in some cases with the verb stem ending in -e or -i:

NOSITI - NOŠEN
VIDETI - VIĐEN
RANITI - RANJEN

*ADDING an infix - V or -J between the stem and the passive suffix:

OBUTI - OBUVEN
ČUTI - ČUVEN
UBITI - UBIJEN
ISPITI - ISPIJEN

To exemplify all these changes and forms with real life examples, I am in constant search of good videos. Today I came across a very useful one which I want to share with you!

Video with Passive Participle

Passive Participle Verb Practice

You'll be able to practise the passive participle verb forms with the following exercises which are based on the verbs in the first four minutes of the video:

Active and Passive Voice in Serbian

Marina Listening comprehension , listening comprehension skills

Listen to this interesting story about Filip Vukša, a modest Belgrade hero, and try to do the following exercises dedicated to the verb forms in active and passive voice in Serbian.

a. Exercise 1 - filling in the gaps with the appropriate verb form in active voice.
b. Exercise 2 - turning the verbs which were in the active voice from into passive voice.

For some more exercises about the passive voice verb forms (trpni glagolski pridevi), here come two drills:
a. Lakša vežba
b. Teža vežba

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Serbian 501 - Passive Voice, Verb Forms