There are seven cases in Serbian:
nominativ, genitiv, dativ, akuzativ, vokativ, instrumental, lokativ.
You already know how to say “Ana is reading” or “Marko is eating”, and today we’ll learn how to add an object to a sentence and say what Ana is reading.
You can say “I am sleeping. = Spavam.” and you wouldn’t need an object for this sentence, but the majority of sentences you make would require an object.
I am reading. = What are you reading?
I am cooking. = What are you cooking?
I love __________. = Whom/what do you love?
All of these objects will be in the accusative case – akuzativ.
Every direct object is in akuzativ.
case – padež
Not all the words change the same way – it depends on the gender of the noun.
Some words don’t change at all.
If the word ends in ‘a’ – it would change to ‘u’ in the accusative.
book – knjiga
Ana is reading a book. = Ana čita knjigu.
apple – jabuka
Ana is eating an apple. = Ana jede jabuku.
soup – supa
Ana is eating soup. = Ana jede supu.
coffee – kafa
Ana is drinking coffee. = Ana pije kafu.
dinner – večera
I am eating dinner. = Jedem večeru.
water – voda
He is drinking water. = Pije vodu.
fish – riba
They are eating fish. = Jedu ribu.
banana – banana
I am eating a banana. = Jedem bananu.
to look for – tražiti
He is looking for the book. = On traži knjigu.
pizza – pica
I love pizza. = Volim picu.
song – pesma
I am listening to a song. = Slušam pesmu.
message – poruka
I am writing a message. = Pišem poruku.
Words that don’t end in ‘a’, if we talk about people or animals, we add ‘a’.
brother – brat
I love my brother. = Volim brata.
father – otac
I see my father. = Vidim oca.
postman – poštar
I see a postman. = Vidim poštara.
I see Marko. = Vidim Marka.
If it’s not a person/animal – it does not change.
television – televizor
I am watching television. = Gledam televizor / TV.
phone – telefon
I have a phone. = Imam telefon.
table – sto
He is pushing the table. = On gura sto.
sea – more
I love the sea. = Volim more.
blanket – ćebe
She has a blanket. = Ima ćebe.
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