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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Word Order in Serbian - Future Tense

Marina future tense in Serbian , Serbian language 365

This is the third part of the series of blog posts about the word order or "red reči" in a Serbian sentence. I covered the word order in the present tense and past tense and today's topic is the future tense. If you find the letter N next to the sentence, it means that it is the most neutral / natural sounding sentence:

One word verb: pevati (to sing)

Future tense of PEVATI (to sing): "I'll sing."

Subject (S) + predicate (P)

Pevaću. N
Ja ću pevati.
Ti ćeš igrati, a ja ću pevati. N
Sedećeš i slušaćeš, a ja ću pevati. N
Prijatelji su čuli kako ću pevati na koncertu. N
Priznajem da ću pevati na koncertu. N

S + P + direct object (dO)

Pevaću pesmu. N
Ja ću pevati pesmu.
Čuće oni kako ću im otpevati pesmu. N (im= njima= to them, indirect object)
Svi su čuli da ću pevati tu pesmu. N

S + P + dO + adverb of time (AoT)

Pevaću pesme svaki dan. N
Svaki dan ću pevati pesmu. N
Moji prijatelji su pitali kada ću pevati pesmu sledeći put. N

S + P + dO + AoT + AoP (adverb of place)

Pevaću pesmu svaki dan kod kuće. N
Pevaću pesmu kod kuće svaki dan. n
Svaki dan ću pevati pesmu kod kuće. N
Kod kuće svaki dan ću pevati pesmu.
Moje komšije će sutra čuti zašto ću kod kuće pevati pesmu. N
Moje komšije će čuti zašto ću pevati pesmu za nedelju dana kod kuće. N

Moje komšije će igrati uz iks-boks dok ću ja pevati pesme uz xbox kod kuće za nedelju dana. N

Present and Past Tense Conjugation in Serbian

Marina serbian conjugations , serbian songs

Present and Past Tense Conjugation in Serbian - Gap Filling Exercise (with instant feedback)

Past Tense in Serbian

Marina Free lessons of Serbian , past tense in serbian

Let's make a short comparison of the Present Simple and Past Simple in Serbian with this "drinks video" :)

Šta obično piješ / pijete tokom dana ?
Šta obično piješ / pijete kada izađeš uveče ?
Šta si juče pio / pila ? / Šta ste juče pili ?*

*translation:

What do you usually drink during the day ? ("piješ" informal, "pijete" formal)
What do you usually drink when you go out at night ?
What did you drink yesterday ? ("pio" for masculine singular, "pila" for feminine singular, "pili" for the second person singular, used formally, or for the second person plural, when you are talking to more people)

Word order in Serbian Sentences in the Simple Past

Marina Serbian language 365 , Word order in Serbian

In one of the previous blog posts about the "red reči" in a Serbian sentence, I covered the word order in the present tense and it's time to talk about the past simple. Don't forget that the letter N is used for the most neutral / natural sounding sentence:

One word verb: pevati (to sing)

Past tense OF "I sang / I was singing."

Subject (S) + predicate (P)

Pevao / pevala sam. N
Ja sam pevao/pevala.
Ti si igrao, a ja sam pevala. N
Ti si igrao i ja sam pevala. N
Komšije su čule kako sam pevala. N
Priznajem da sam pevala. N

S + P + direct object (dO)

Pevala sam pesmu. N
Ja sam pevala pesmu.
(not neutral, but rather poetic word order would be: Pesmu sam pevala / Ja sam pesmu pevala. / pesmu pevala sam ja (reminded me of "zaboravio sam jutros pesmu jednu ja" - watch the video)
Čuješ da sam otpevala pesmu. N
Svi su čuli da sam pevala pesmu.

S + P + dO + adverb of time (AoT)

Pevala sam pesmu svaki dan. N
Svaki dan sam pevala pesmu. N
Moji prijatelji su juče čuli kada sam pevala pesmu. N

S + P + dO + AoT + AoP (adverb of place)

Pevala sam pesmu svaki dan kod kuće. N
Pevala sam pesmu kod kuće svaki dan. N
Svaki dan sam pevala pesmu kod kuće. N
Kod kuće svaki dan sam pevala pesmu. N
Moje komšije su juče čule kada sam kod kuće pevala pesmu. N
Moje komšije su čule kada sam pevala pesmu pre nedelju dana kod kuće. N

Moje komšije su igrale uz iks-boks dok sam pevala pesme kod kuće pre nedelju dana. N

Perfective and Imperfective Aspect in Serbian

Marina aspect in Serbian , verb conjugations in Serbian

In today's lesson we will learn the following verbs

Perfective Aspect = Svršeni glagolski vid

1. šutnuti = to kick
2. skočiti = to jump
3. potrčati / trčati = to run
4. povući = to pull
5. otvoriti = to open
6. gurnuti = to push
7. zatvoriti = to close
8. uhvatiti = to catch

Imperfective Aspect = Nesvršeni glagolski vid

1. šutirati = to be kicking
2. skakati = to be jumping
3. trčati = to be running
4. povlačiti / vući = to be pulling
5. otvArati= to be opening
6. zatvAriti = to be closing
7. zatvArati= to be closing
8. hvatA = to be catching

We'll use them in the past tense.

Prošlo vreme, perfektni oblik = Past Simple Tense

He kickED the ball - on je šutnuo loptu
he jumpED - on je skočio
he ran - on je potrčao
he pullED the box - on je povukao kutiju
he openED the door - on je otvorio vrata
he pushED the box - on je gurnuo kutiju
he closeD the door - on je zatvorio vrata
he caught the ball - on je uhvatio loptu

Click here for the full version.

As you can see each aspect has a different or slightly different form. That's why I am making the short videos with conjugations so you can hear and see the conjugations clearly. Let's focus on the fun task in front of us today, and in the following days you can expect me to focus more on the conjugations of the each verbs with fun exercises. Looking forward to getting your vocaroo.com stories in both aspects :)

Serbian 302 - Serbian Lexicology, Who Recovered?

Marina Serbian 302 , Serbian Lexicology

Serbian 302 - Serbian Lexicology

One of the very productive prefixes to form a verb out of an adjective is the prefix O-. If you know the meaning of the following adjectives, you'll surely know how to make verbs out of them and expand your vocabulary in an easy way:

ZDRAV

GLADAN

PAMETAN

BOGAT

ŽENJEN

SLOBODAN

Serbian 302 - Who Recovered?

Before checking the meaning of the words, can you simply add an O in front of each adjective. To make it a verb you also need to add the -O suffix (for Masc. form of the verb in the past tense).

For example: OZDRAVIO

1. Ko je OzdraviO?

I googled the following stories:

Ozdravio Frančesko Toti
Ozdravio Čeda

Serbian Lexicology - Verb Formation

Now, let's do the same thing for each of these newly created verbs:

GLADAN - ogladneo

PAMETAN - opametio

BOGAT - obogatio

ŽENJEN - oženio

SLOBODAN - oslobodio

After googling them, answer the following questions:

2. Ko je OgladneO?

3. Ko se _pameti__?

5. Ko se _bogati_?

6. Ko se _ženi_?

7. Ko je _slobodi_ ?

Practicing Serbian Lexicology

Exit Novi Sad

Marina Exit , Exit Novi Sad

FROM THE NEWS REPORT, FOLLOW THE LINK

Američka televizija Si-En-En uvrstila je ovogodišnji "Egzit", koji se od 9. do 12. jula održava u Novom Sadu, među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala na svetu u 2009. godini.

Novosadski festival "Egzit" (EXIT) uvršten je među 12 najboljih u godišnjem vodiču američke televizije Si-En-En."Egzit", koji će ove godine doživeti svoje jubilarno 10. izdanje, nalazi se na spisku "Vodič do najboljih svetskih muzičkih festivala".

“Egzit“ na listi najboljih festivala

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :
1. NA - on

2. LISTA - a list

3. na listI - on a list

4. NAJBOLJI - the best (dobar-bolji- najbolji)

Američka televizija Si-En-En uvrstila je ovogodišnji "Egzit", koji se od 9. do 12. jula održava u Novom Sadu, među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala na svetu u 2009. godini.

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :

5. AMERIKA - AMERIČKI : America - American

6. TELEVIZIJA : Television

7. SI-EN-EN: CNN

8. UVRSTITI : include, insert, shortlist

9. JE UVRSTILA: past tense of 'uvrstiti' (TV je uvrstila Exit ... TV included EXIT ...)

10. OVOGODIŠNJI: this year's

11. EGZIT : exit

12. KOJI : which

13. ODRŽAVATI SE : to take place (Egzit se održava ove godine... Exit takes place this year...)

14. OD... DO : from ... to

15. U : in

16. MEĐU : among/between

17. MUZIČKI FESTIVAL: music festival (među muzičkim festivalima - among music festivals)

18. SVET : world (na svetu : in the world)

19. GODINA : year (u ... godini : in ... year)

Novosadski festival "Egzit" (EXIT) uvršten je među 12 najboljih u godišnjem vodiču američke televizije Si-En-En.

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :

(this is almost the same sentence as the first one, but in the passive voice)

ACTIVE:

CNN je uvrstila Exit među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala. (notice the active ending 'LA')

PASSIVE:

Exit je uvršten među 12 najboljih muzičkih festivala. (notice the passive ending 'N' )

"Egzit", koji će ove godine doživeti svoje jubilarno 10. izdanje, nalazi se na spisku "Vodič do najboljih svetskih muzičkih festivala".

****************** objašnjenje reč po reč :

20. ĆE : will (Conjugation of the aux. vb. 'will' in Serbian: ĆU, ĆEŠ, ĆE, ĆEMO, ĆETE, ĆE )

21. OVE: this (Sg. Nominative: OVAJ masculine, OVA fem. , OVO neuter)

22. SVOJE : its

23. JUBILARNO: in Serbian often used as 'milestone/important/10year"

24. IZDANJE: issue / release /publication / edition / (here 'event')

25. NALAZITI SE : be somewhere

26. SPISAK: list

27. VODIČ : guide

Aspect in Serbian - Odmoriti or Odmarati?

Marina aspect in Serbian ,

Do you know the difference between odmoriti and odmArAti (to have a rest)? Which one shows a finished action (perfective aspect), which one shows an action in progress (imperfective aspect)?

If you know the word trAjAti, which means to lAst, it will help you connect the form with double A with the action in progress, which shows that odmArAti is obviously used to show that you are or were "having a rest / resting".

On the other hand, the form with odmORIti, shows that you have had a rest and that's it, the result is more important than duration, so this form shows the perfective aspect.

Their various forms and differences in present and past tenses are so subtle, so I created a set of exercises for you to learn more about this weird odmoriti-odmarati duo by actually using them:) Before you see all the forms below, try to do this Micromatch exercise:

How much time did you need? Guess it wasn't that hard, once you were able to see the possible answers. For some more difficult tests, you might need all the verb forms in one place! Now, let me reveal them to you:

Present tense

- odmoriti se: odmorim - odmoriš - odmori // odmorimo - odmorite - odmore
- odmArAti se : odmaram - odmaraš - odmara // odmaramo - odmarate -odmaraju

Past tense

- odmorio - odmorila - odmorilo // odmorili - odmorile - odmorila
- odmarao - odmarala - odmaralo // odmarali - odmarale - odmarala

Have fun!

Collocation with "videti" in Serbian

Marina common phrases , Serbian collocations

While there are so many useful tools to check your spelling / grammar / vocabulary / idioms / pronunciation ... for the English language, there are just a few such tools for Serbian (I listed them in the sidebar to the right and I (ir)regularly send them to all the Serbian Activator subscribers).

One of the most useful things a student need, starting from the pre-intermediate level is to know verb collocations. That's why I'll try to connect the verbs and nouns from the previous posts and write a list of the most common collocations for the verb "to see" (videti):

Verbs and phrases commonly used after "to see"

vidim kako ... (np. vidi kako se to radi)
vidimo se ponovo
vidi taj izraz
vidi da li ima ... (np. vidi da li ima hleba)
vidi šta ... (np. vidi šta nam treba)
vidi kako mi stoji (for example when you're trying sth. on, this phrase means "look how / if it suits=fits me" )

Words before "to see"

mogu videti / da vidim
samo vidi
želim da vidim
volim da vidim
dođi da vidiš
zapanjio bi se da vidiš...
drago mi je da vas vidim

Adverbs collocated with "to see"

+ (ne)jasno (if a + is before the word, it means that the verb "videti" comes before that word. For example : videti + (ne)jasno = + (ne)jasno)
jedva +
odjednom + (commonly in the past tense: odjednom sam video)
tačno +
+ kristalno-jasno
slabo +

Do you have any other ideas which "videti" collocations are worth adding to the list ?

Talking About Summer Holidays

Marina past tense in serbian , speaking drills

To answer these questions correctly, you can check how to make sentences in the Past Tense in Serbian. Verb conjugations which you'll need to answer the questions in the video are as follows:

sunčao, sunčala, sunčalo, sunčali, sunčale, sunčala
gledao, gledala, gledalo, gledali, gledale, gledala
vozio, vozila, vozilo, vozili, vozile, vozila
surfovao, surfovala, surfovalo, surfovali, surfovale, surfovala
brao, brala, bralo, brali, brale, brala
jeo, jela, jelo, jeli, jele, jela
plivao, plivala, plivalo, plivali, plivale,plivala
posmatrao, posmatrala, posmatralo, posmatrali, posmatrale, posmatrala
šetao, šetala, šetalo, šetali, šetale, šetala

Serbian Language 365 Day 2 - Serbian for Pre-intermediate Level

Marina free Serbian lessons , Learn Serbian online

In the past five years I've scattered numerous blog posts with lessons of Serbian and corresponding grammatical explanations not only on this blog and Youtube and Youtube but all over the Internet. One of the many reasons for starting 365 Days of Serbian Language was to connect them and tag them correctly.

Since the previous post covered the verb TO BE in the Simple Present tense, I think that all the students who are either at elementary and pre-intermediate level can easily learn to use the same form with the Locative case, saying where you are:

At the end of each video lesson, let's revisit some of the previous posts covering the same, or similar topic:

Clothes + in the wardrobe (with the ancient video ) - you can practise it by muting the terrible audio and focusing on JE or SU (Sg. or Pl. ) + u ormanu (both ormaN and ormaR are accepted forms in the Serbian language) - check the clothes 1 and clothes 2 post
Gapped exercise about the Locative (really ancient - I must add the new link to the exercise with an instant feedback and translation)
Prepositions with the Locative / Genitive
A beautiful "April u Beogradu" song

Practising Phrases in Serbian - I need

Marina Serbian phrases , Serbian verbs

If you were happy with my short video lesson about the very simple form of the phrase "I need something" yesterday, I am sure you are now ready for a few exercises. Let me start with the easier ones and then I'll add some for more advanced students:

For Beginners: Practising only "Treba mi + different international words"

a. Flashcards

b. Matching game

c. Gravity game

d. Test

For Intermediate students: Practising "Treba + mi/ ti / Vam / mu / joj / nam / im + international words"

a. Flashcards

b. Matching game

c. Gravity game

d. Test

For Advanced students: Practising the past tense form "I needed + something", which is more complicated because here the past tense form of the word has to agree with the direct object (something): "TrebalE su mi jabukE // TrebalI su joj prijateljI // TrebalA nam je vodA" (+ word order with 3rd person Sg of the direct object).

a. Flashcards

b. Matching game

c. Gravity game

d. Test

Learning Serbian Efortlessly

Marina Past tense , past tense in serbian

Let's learn the past tense form of "She was" in Serbian the easy way: BILA JE with this beautiful song, step by step:

Now, an exercise:

If you would like to get all my video lessons with explanations in English, translations and additional exercises like the ones above, in the meaningful order, consider joining me on Patreon. HVALA!

Serbian 201 - Present and Past of Raditi

Marina Conjugations , Serbian 201

One of the best ways to practice different tenses is to contrast them. Today, the focus is on the verb TO WORK = raditi. Can you figure out which one is PAST and which one is PRESENT tense?

Šta radiš?
Šta si radila?
Radimo u školi.
Radili smo u bolnici.
Sada ništa ne radim.
Nisam ništa radila.

Yes, I am sure you guessed that 1-3-5 sentences are in the present tense and the others are in the past. Now, let's do one exercise to choose the verb which is missing

Present and Past of Raditi - Exercise

Exercise with Present and Past of Raditi

Game with Present and Past of Raditi

Present and Past of Raditi - Test

Past Tense in Serbian - Common Mistakes

Marina common mistakes , Free lessons of Serbian

If you watched our previous podcast, you'll be aware of the fact that Jeremija keeps making mistakes, and I do my best to help him understand which correct forms to use. This time the topic was "bio" or "bila":

Are there any other mistakes which I didn't correct ?

Serbian Past Tense - Bio Bila or Bilo?

Marina Biti in Serbian , exercises in Serbian

Bio Bila Bilo

Verb To Be in the Singular, simple past form

SINGULAR
Ja sam bio = I was masculine
Ja sam bila = I was feminine

Ti si bio = You were masc. sg.
Ti si bila = You were fem. sg.

On je bio = He was , obviously masc. sg.
Ona je bila = She was, obviously fem. sg.
Ono je bilo = It was, neuter, sg.

When you drop the subject (noun or pronoun), you start with the very past tense of the verb to be and this is what we are practicing now with this game!

BIO SAM ... BILA SAM ... BILO JE...

Links to Quizlet exercises with BIO BILA BILO

1. Flashcards - https://quizlet.com/230095390/flashcards
2. Learn exercises - https://quizlet.com/230095390/learn
3. Micromatch - https://quizlet.com/230095390/micromatch
4. Gravity - https://quizlet.com/230095390/gravity

For the full version of the video and more exercises, join my Patreon page. Thanks :)

Serbian for Beginners - Let's Conjugate Together

Marina Accusative in Serbian , free Serbian lessons

Video with Verb Conjugations

This video is made for you to practise conjugating Serbian verbs in the Simple Present tense. For more advanced students, this video lesson can be also used for making sentences in the past or future tense or in the conditionals.

imati = to have
videti = to see
voleti = to like

together with nouns which denote:

places
plants and animals
colours
entertainment

Conjugations

Let's Learn Past Tense of To Work and Become

Marina Activator Video Lessons , exercises in Serbian

Let's learn a set of useful phrases with this website showing what some celebrities had done for a living before they became famous.

For the video with the detailed explanations and translations, check out my Patreon page.

Exercise with Verb Worked in Serbian

Past Tense of To Be in Serbian

Marina if clauses in Serbian , past tense in serbian

Serbian Conjugations - Speaking Exercise with To Have a Rest

Marina odmarati se in Serbian , verb conjugations in Serbian

In this exercise we are going to practice only the imperfective form of the verb ODMARATI SE = to be having a rest.

Take a look at these photos and make the following sentences:

Present Tense Conjugations of Odmarati

ODMARAM - ODMARAŠ - ODMARA ///ODMARAMO - ODMARATE - ODMARAJU

Na prvoj slici vidim mladića u odelu koji SE ODMARA na poslu.

Past Tense Conjugations of To have a rest

Odmarao - odmarala - odmaralo /// odmarali - odmarale - odmarala

Primer.

Na prvoj slici vidim mladića u odelu koji SE ODMARAO dok je bio na poslu.

Future Tense Conjugations of To have a rest

Odmaraću se - Odmaraćeš se - Odmaraće se /// Odmaraćemo se - Odmaraćete se - Odmaraće se

Primer.

Na prvoj slici vidim mladića u odelu koji ĆE SE ODMARATI kada bude na poslu.

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Prošlo vreme, perfektni oblik = Past Simple Tense

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Serbian 302 - Serbian Lexicology

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Present and Past of Raditi - Exercise

Exercise with Present and Past of Raditi

Game with Present and Past of Raditi

Present and Past of Raditi - Test

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Bio Bila Bilo

Verb To Be in the Singular, simple past form

Links to Quizlet exercises with BIO BILA BILO

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Video with Verb Conjugations

Conjugations

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Exercise with Verb Worked in Serbian

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Present Tense Conjugations of Odmarati

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Future Tense Conjugations of To have a rest

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