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The Nominative Case: The Subject

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the foundation of Serbian sentence structure by learning how to identify the subject.

  • Identify masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns in the Nominative case.
  • Recognize standard endings for basic noun genders.
  • Construct simple subject-verb sentences with ease.
The Nominative: Meeting the subjects of your sentences.

ما ستتعلمه

The starting point of the Serbian case system. Learn how nouns function as the subject of a sentence.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly identify the subject gender in a sentence.

نصائح وحيل (3)

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Dictionary Check

Always check the dictionary for the Nominative form. It's the base for everything else.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Masculine Nouns
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Look for the -a

If you see a word ending in -a, it's 99% likely to be a feminine noun in the Nominative case.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Feminine Nouns
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Check the dictionary

Always look for the Nominative form in the dictionary.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Neuter Nouns

المفردات الرئيسية (6)

sto table (masculine) žena woman (feminine) dete child (neuter) knjiga book (feminine) selo village (neuter) grad city (masculine)

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Review Summary

  • Noun + consonant
  • Noun + a
  • Noun + o/e

أخطاء شائعة

You used the feminine adjective ending for a masculine noun. Match the adjective to the noun gender.

Wrong: Stola je lepa.
صحيح: Sto je lep.

Don't forget the -a ending for feminine nouns. It's the hallmark of the feminine gender.

Wrong: Knjig je ovde.
صحيح: Knjiga je ovde.

Neuter nouns end in -o, not -a. Ensure your verb and adjective agree with the neuter noun.

Wrong: Sela je velika.
صحيح: Selo je veliko.

Next Steps

You have mastered the foundation of Serbian grammar. Keep going, you are doing a fantastic job!

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تدريب سريع (10)

Find the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Vidim pas.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vidim psa
Pas is the object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Masculine Nouns

Which sentence is correct?

Select the correct sentence.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Pas spava.
Pas is the subject.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Masculine Nouns

Fill in the correct ending.

Sel___ je lepo.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: o
Selo ends in -o.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Neuter Nouns

Which is the Nominative form?

Select the word.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: grad
Grad is the Nominative form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Masculine Nouns

Fill in the correct form of the noun.

___ (Mama) spava.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mama
Subject needs Nominative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Feminine Nouns

Fill in the blank with the correct Nominative form.

___ je brz. (The car)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Auto
Auto is the Nominative form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Masculine Nouns

Choose the correct neuter noun.

Šta je neuter?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Selo
Selo ends in -o.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Neuter Nouns

Fill in the blank.

___ je otvoren. (The museum)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Muzej
Muzej is the Nominative form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Masculine Nouns

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Sestru radi.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Sestra radi.
Subject needs Nominative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Feminine Nouns

Which sentence is correct?

Select the correct sentence.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kuća je lepa.
Nominative subject.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case: Feminine Nouns

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أسئلة شائعة (6)

Some loanwords or specific nouns like 'auto' end in -o but are still masculine.
Most end in a consonant. Check the dictionary.
Almost all, yes. There are rare exceptions like 'tata' (dad), but 99% are feminine.
No, the Nominative case is the base form. You don't change it.
Almost all, yes. Some nicknames are masculine.
No, the Nominative is the base form.
الفصل السابق
Me, You, and Us: Personal Pronouns
الفصل التالي
The Accusative Case: Direct Objects
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