Serbian 201, Exercise 8 — the biggest and friendliest verb group in Serbian. Learn one, and you've learned hundreds.
Serbian verbs sort themselves into three present-tense groups, named after the "I" form: -am, -em and -im. This one is the largest, and the most regular — once you know that gledati gives gledam, every other person follows without a single surprise:
| ja | gledam | mi | gledamo |
| ti | gledaš | vi | gledate |
| on / ona | gleda | oni / one | gledaju |
Two of the verbs below are reflexive, and the little word se travels with them everywhere: spremaš se (you get ready), sećaš se (you remember). Don't leave it off — sećaš on its own doesn't mean anything.
1. you get ready →
2. you sleep →
3. you know →
4. you remember →
5. you have →
6. you watch →
7. you have lunch →
8. you have dinner →
9. you sing →
10. you play →
11. you read →
12. you must →
Same endings, different verb. If you can do gledati, you can do this one.
1. Ja knjigu.
2. Ti novine.
3. On poruku.
4. Mi zajedno.
5. Vi naglas.
6. Oni svako veče.
SR (lat): Kod povratnih glagola upiši i SE (spremaš se). Nije osetljivo na velika/mala slova, i može latinicom ili ćirilicom; dijakritici su opcioni.
СР (ћир): Код повратних глагола упиши и СЕ (спремаш се). Није осетљиво на велика/мала слова, и може латиницом или ћирилицом; дијакритици су опциони.
EN: For reflexive verbs, include SE (spremaš se). Not case-sensitive; Latin or Cyrillic both fine, diacritics optional.
Igra, pa upotreba
Ista gramatika, drugo raspoloženje — Verb Run: -AM / -EM / -IM.
The -em group is next — where the infinitive stops predicting the present tense.
Next: Konjugacije na -EM →