Study Guide: Learn Serbian. Have Fun

STUDY GUIDE
Learn Serbian. Have fun.
LESSON 21
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
PRACTICE
ANSWER KEY
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GRAMMAR
SINGULAR POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Pronouns in Serbian belong to the Open Class Words and they change their form depending
on the gender, number or case. Just like nouns and adjectives, pronouns reflect gender so in
the case of the possessive pronouns we will have 3 forms for each gender.
Example: moj means my and it’s a masculine singular form; moja means my and it’s a
feminine singular form; moje means my and it’s a neuter singular form. Moj ends with a
consonant, so we know it’s masculine, moja ends with an a, so we know it’s feminine, and
moje ends with an e, so we know it’s neuter.
Note: In some grammar books possessive pronouns are referred to as possessive adjectives.
We will continue to use the name possessive pronouns in our lessons because we want you
to understand the concept of pronouns expressing possession. The gender of the possessive
pronoun you will use in a sentence will depend on what is possessed.
Let’s pair up the possessive pronouns with personal pronouns.
Person Personal Personal Possessive Possessive Possessive Possessive

pronouns pronouns pronoun - pronoun - pronoun - pronouns-
masculine feminine neuter
English Serbian English
1. I ja moj moja moje my
2. you ti tvoj tvoja tvoje your
3. he on njegov njegova njegovo his
she ona njen njena njeno her
it ono njegov njegova njegovo its
1. we mi naš naša naše our
2. you vi vaš vaša vaše your
3. they oni/one/ona njihov njihova njihovo their
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Example: On je moj muž - He is my husband
The Gender and Number Agreement: the masculine singular possessive pronoun moj
agrees with the masculine singular noun muž.
Example: Ona je moja devojka - She is my girlfriend
We have the word agreement in the sentence in gender and number: devojka is a
feminine singular noun and it must be paired with the feminine singular pronoun moja.
Example: Ovo je moje dete – This is my child
The Gender and Number Agreement: the neuter singular possessive pronoun moje
agrees with the neuter singular noun dete.
Notice how moj ends in a consonant, so we know it’s referring to something masculine;
moja ends with an a, so we know it’s referring to something feminine, moje ends with an
e, so we know it’s referring to something neuter. Remember, neuter words can end with
an e or an o.
The same pattern follows all of the other possessive pronouns.
Personal Possessive Pronoun Possessive Pronoun & Possessive Pronoun &

Pronouns & Noun Noun Noun
(masculine) (feminine) (neuter)
ja moj profesor moja profesorka moje dete
ti tvoj profesor tvoja profesorka tvoje dete
on njegov profesor njegova profesorka njegovo dete
ona njen profesor njena profesorka njeno dete
ono njegov profesor njegova profesorka njegovo dete
mi naš profesor naša profesorka naše dete
vi vaš profesor vaša profesorka vaše dete
oni/one/ona njihov profesor njihova profesorka njihovo dete
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Oni, one and ona, all mean they. And they all have the same possessive pronouns
njihov - their (masculine), njihova - their (feminine) and njihovo - their (neuter).
Ona je njegova devojka means She is his girlfriend. Notice how in Serbian the
words his girlfriend –njegova devojka, have to be represented in the feminine,
because girlfriend - devojka is a feminine word. As such, we have to use a
feminine possessive pronoun to match the feminine noun.
On je naš prijatelj means He is our friend. Again, since in this case the word
prijatelj is referring to a male friend, we have to make sure the possessive
pronoun matches the masculine noun, and that’s why we end up with naš
prijatelj.
Ona je naša prijateljica means She is our friend. Notice how the endings of the
words match the genders they correspond to. Feminine words have a endings and
we see this throughout the sentence Ona je naša prijateljica.
Masculine words end in consonants and we see this in the sentence On je naš
prijatelj.
How would you say You are my professor (and the professor is a man)? Vi ste moj
profesor. We use the polite personal pronoun “Vi” – for the 2nd case plural to
show respect. You will always use the polite “Vi” when talking to people older
than you, people you respect (i.e. teachers, professors…etc) and for people who
are your superiors (in rank for example).
Ja sam tvoj prijatelj means I am your friend (and you are a man).
How do you say I am your friend (and you are a woman)? Ja sam tvoja prijateljica.
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VOCABULARY
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Possessive Possessive Possessive Possessive

pronoun - pronoun - pronoun - pronouns-
masculine feminine neuter
English
moj moja moje my
tvoj tvoja tvoje your
njegov njegova njegovo his
njen njena njeno her
njegov njegova njegovo its
naš naša naše our
vaš vaša vaše your
njihov njihova njihovo their
LESSON EXAMPLES
Serbian English
moj prijatelj my friend (masculine)
moja prijateljica my friend (feminine)
moje drvo my tree (neuter)
tvoj muž your husband (masculine)
tvoja žena your wife (feminine)
tvoje dete your child (neuter)
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njegov otac his father (masculine)
njegova majka his mother (feminine)
njegovo dete his child (neuter)
naš otac our father (masculine)
naša majka our mother (feminine)
naše dete our child (neuter)
ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY
Serbian English
otac father
majka mother
drvo tree
zamenica pronoun
PRACTICE
SENTENCES
# Serbian English Vocabulary

1. Ona je moja majka She is my mother majka – mother (feminine singular noun)
moja – my (feminine singular pronoun)
2. On je moj otac He is my father otac – father (masculine singular noun)
moj – my (masculine singular pronoun)
3. Ona je naša majka She is our mother naša – our (feminine plural noun)
4. On je naš otac He is our father naš – our (masculine plural pronoun)
5. Ona je njena majka She is her mother njena – her (feminine singular pronoun)
6. On je njen otac He is her father njen – her (masculine singular pronoun)
Study Guide 6
EXCERCISE #1
Choose the correct pronoun:
# Sentence Pronoun
1. Kris je _tvoj__prijatelj (example) tvoj/tvoja/tvoje
2. Ona je ________ žena moj/moja/moje
3. Maja je _______ dete naš/naša/naše

4. Kristina je _________ zubarka njegov/njegova/njegovo
5. On je ___________ brat naš/naša/naše
6. Ona je __________ profesorka njen/njena/njeno
7. Kris je __________ dete njihov/njihova/njihovo
8. Stiven je _______ doktor vaš/vaša/vaše
EXERCISE #2
Use the correct form of the possessive pronouns:
#
Possessive Pronoun Personal Pronoun English
1. _moja_ devojka (example) ja my girlfriend
2. _______ drvo on his tree
3. _______ muž ona her husband
4. _______ zubar mi our dentist

5. _______ majka oni their mother
6. _______ oko ja my eye
7. _______ žena ti your wife
8. _______ doktor vi your doctor (plural)
9. _______ more mi our sea
10. _______ drvo ona her tree
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EXCERCISE #3
Use the correct form of the possessive pronouns and fill in the blanks:
# Serbian Personal Pronoun English

1. Ona je tvoja prijateljica (example) ti She is your friend
2. Ja sam_______ učiteljica on I am his teacher
3. Ti si________ brat mi You are our brother
4. Kris je _______ dete ja Chris is my child
5. Maja je ________ prijateljica one Maya is their friend
6. On je __________ zubar ti He is your dentist
7. Ona je ________ doktorka vi She is your doctor
8. Stiven je _________ otac ona Steven is her father
9. Kris je _________ prijatelj oni Chris is their friend
10. Ona je ______ majka ja She is my mother
EXCERCISE #4
Example: Ona je moja majka

Use the correct pronoun in the sentence
Person Serbian English
1. Second person singular Ona je tvoja majka(example) She is your mother
2. First person plural
3. Second person plural
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ANSWER KEY
EXCERCISE #1
(The answer is underlined and in bold)

Choose the correct personal pronoun:
1. Kris je _tvoj__prijatelj (example) tvoj/tvoja/tvoje

2. Ona je moja žena moj/moja/moje
3. Maja je naše dete naš/naša/naše
4. Kristina je njegova zubarka njegov/njegova/njegovo

5. On je naš brat naš/naša/naše
6. Ona je njena profesorka njen/njena/njeno
7. Kris je njihovo dete njihov/njihova/njihovo
8. Stiven je _vaš_doktor vaš/vaša/vaše
EXCERCISE #2

Use the correct form of the possessive pronouns:
# Possessive Pronoun Personal Pronoun English

1. _moja_ devojka(example) ja my girlfriend
2. _njegovo_drvo on his tree

3. _njen____muž ona her husband
4. _naš_____zubar mi our dentist
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# Possessive Pronoun Personal Pronoun English
5. _njihova _majka oni their mother
6. __moje_oko ja my eye
7. __tvoja_ _žena ti your wife
8. __vaš____doktor vi your doctor (plural)
9. __naše___more mi our sea
10. _njeno__ _drvo ona her tree
EXCERCISE #3
Use the correct form of the possessive pronouns and fill in the blanks:
# Serbian Personal Pronoun English

1. Ona je tvoja prijateljica (example) ti She is your friend
2. Ja sam_njegova_ učiteljica on I am his teacher
3. Tisi_naš__ brat mi You are our brother
4. Kris je _moje_ dete ja Chris is my child
5. Maja je _njihova_ prijateljica one Maya is their friend

6. On je __tvoj_ zubar ti He is your dentist
7. Ona je _vaša_ doktorka vi She is your doctor
8. Stiven je _njen_ otac ona Steven is her father
9. Kris je _njihov_ prijatelj oni Chris is their friend
10. Ona je _moja_ majka ja She is my mother
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EXCERCISE #4
(The answer is in bold)
Example: Ona je moja majka.

Use the correct pronoun in the sentence
Person Serbian English
1. Second person singular Ona je tvoja majka (example) She is your mother
2. First person plural Ona je naša majka She is our mother
3. Second person plural Ona je vaša majka She is your mother
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Person Personal Personal Possessive Possessive Possessive Possessive

3. they oni/one/ona njihov njihova njihovo their

Personal Possessive Pronoun Possessive Pronoun & Possessive Pronoun &

Possessive Possessive Possessive Possessive

njihov njihova njihovo their

# Serbian English Vocabulary

3. Maja je _______ dete naš/naša/naše

4. _______ zubar mi our dentist

# Serbian Personal Pronoun English

Example: Ona je moja majka

(The answer is underlined and in bold)

1. Kris je _tvoj__prijatelj (example) tvoj/tvoja/tvoje

4. Kristina je njegova zubarka njegov/njegova/njegovo

(The answer is underlined and in bold)

# Possessive Pronoun Personal Pronoun English

2. _njegovo_drvo on his tree

(The answer is underlined and in bold)

# Serbian Personal Pronoun English

5. Maja je _njihova_ prijateljica one Maya is their friend

Example: Ona je moja majka.

Outstanding job! See you soon!

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