Serbian 501 — the language of fundraising, volunteering and causes worth arguing for.
Two roots carry most of this set, and both are worth taking apart.
| Koren | Reči | Značenje |
|---|---|---|
| dobro + tvor | dobrotvoran, dobrotvorne svrhe, dobrotvor | literally doing good — a dobrotvor is a benefactor |
| dobra + volja | dobrovoljan, dobrovoljac, dobrovoljno | literally of good will — hence a volunteer |
Serbian builds both of these transparently, which is a rare gift: you can see the meaning inside the word. English hides the same ideas in Latin, where charity and voluntary tell a beginner nothing at all.
Izboriti se is stronger than cope. The root is boriti se, to fight, and the prefix iz- means you came out the other side: izborila se sa bolešću is she fought through the illness and won. Use it where English would say battled through, not where it would say managed.
A note on usage that has changed in the last decade: invalidi is now dated and increasingly heard as impolite. Serbian institutions and media have moved to osobe sa invaliditetom — people with disabilities. The exercise accepts both, but the second is what to say.
English on the left, the Serbian collocation in the box.
1. a fund-raising event
2. to raise money
3. the proceeds, the money raised
4. charitable purposes
5. voluntary
6. a volunteer
7. to achieve a target
8. to cope with, to fight through
9. to handle a situation
10. people with disabilities
11. endangered species
12. captivity
13. wildlife conservation
SR (lat): Upisuje se cela fraza. Latinicom ili ćirilicom; dijakritici su opcioni.
СР (ћир): Уписује се цела фраза. Латиницом или ћирилицом; дијакритици су опциони.
EN: Type the whole phrase. Latin or Cyrillic, diacritics optional.
Gde se živi bolje, i kojim rečima se o tome raspravlja.
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