It can be tricky to learn how to cope with some simple sentences and questions when this "se" word shows up. The best way to cope with it is to practice with a set of familiar phrases:
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Monday, October 21, 2019
Asking Questions about different topics
In the previous posts there are a bunch of exercises to practice asking questions in Serbian. You can find all of them here.Today, I'll add some exercises for you to practice and play with:
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Friday, October 11, 2019
One of the common and very productive ways of expanding a verb meaning is the process of "prefixation" in Serbian. While in English this additional meaning is conveyed through use of different tenses or prepositions in phrasal verbs, at a sentence level, in Serbian it is achieved through only one word, at the lexicology level.
Today we are talking about PO- prefix and its meanings.
- What is the meaning of the noun ZLATO and verb POzlatiTI?
- What meaning(s) does this prefix add?
- What is the gist of the story?
Today we are talking about PO- prefix and its meanings.
Meaning of Po- Prefix in Serbian
There are five main meanings of PO- prefix when added to a verb. These are as follows:- making a perfective verb out of an imperfective one: jesti - pojesti
- adding up "distributive meaning", often combined with the word "sve": krasti - pokrasti (there will be a special post dedicated to this)
- beginning of the action: leteti - poleteti
- spatial meaning (additional meaning "over") : bacati - pobacati
- action which lasts for a long time: živeti - poživeti
Exercise with Po- Prefix in Serbian
Can you think of any other examples?
Here are some of my ideas:
Here are some of my ideas:
- pokisnuti
- poleteti
- pozlatiti
- pokrenuti
- polupati
- posvađati
- porazbijati
- pokrasti
Examples with Po- Prefix in Serbian Literature
Here comes the famous story Sve će to narod pozlatiti by Laza Lazarević, written back in 1881.
- What is the meaning of the noun ZLATO and verb POzlatiTI?
- What meaning(s) does this prefix add?
- What is the gist of the story?
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Most Common Mistakes in Serbian
I'm sure you've seen a lot of interesting photos which explain most common mistakes in the Serbian language, such as this one:Video with Most Common Mistakes in Serbian
Today, I've come across this great video with similar examples. I am sure you'll enjoy watching it!Wednesday, October 09, 2019
Serbian Pronouns in Accusative
The best way to practice this phrase is to play a game and point to the different food items in the kitchen saying:
- Feminine singular: Vidim ribu, vidim je!
- Masculine and Neuter Sg: Vidim hleb / meso, vidim ga!
- Plural, all genders: Vidim jaja, vidim ih!
Useful Vocabulary
- Ananas = pineapple
- Grožđe = grapes
- Dinja = melon
- Višnje = sour cherries
- Trešnje = sweet cherries
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