A1 Collocation محايد

Prati sudove

prati sudove

To wash dishes

المعنى

Cleaning kitchenware.

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خلفية ثقافية

Washing dishes by hand is still very common in Serbia, even in households with dishwashers, as many believe the machine doesn't clean as well as a human. A guest offering to wash dishes is a standard polite gesture. The host's refusal is equally standard. It's a social ritual of mutual respect. In student 'domovi' (dorms), the sink is a communal area where 'pranje sudova' becomes a social event or a source of conflict. In villages, 'sudovi' might refer to large metal cauldrons used for making ajvar or rakija, which require heavy-duty scrubbing.

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Aspect Matters

Use 'prati' for the activity and 'oprati' when you want to emphasize that the job is done.

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Not for Clothes

Never say 'prati sudove' for laundry. Use 'prati veš'.

المعنى

Cleaning kitchenware.

💡

Aspect Matters

Use 'prati' for the activity and 'oprati' when you want to emphasize that the job is done.

⚠️

Not for Clothes

Never say 'prati sudove' for laundry. Use 'prati veš'.

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The Guest Rule

If you want to impress a Serbian host, offer to wash the dishes. They will say no, but they will love you for it.

اختبر نفسك

Fill in the correct form of the verb 'prati' in the present tense.

Ja ______ sudove u kuhinji.

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: perem

The first person singular of 'prati' is 'perem'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Choose the correct way to say 'He washed the dishes'.

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: On je oprao sudove.

'Oprao' is the masculine past tense, and 'sudove' is the correct accusative plural.

Match the Serbian phrase with its English meaning.

Match the following:

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: Prati sudove : To wash dishes

Each phrase uses 'prati' but with a different object.

Complete the dialogue between two roommates.

A: Ko će danas da ______ sudove? B: Ja ću, ti si juče kuvao.

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: pere

After 'da', we use the present tense form 'pere' for the third person (or infinitive in some dialects, but 'da pere' is standard).

🎉 النتيجة: /4

وسائل تعلم بصرية

Things you 'Prati'

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Kitchen

  • Sudove
  • Tanjire
  • Čaše
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Body

  • Kosu
  • Ruke
  • Noge
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Objects

  • Auto
  • Prozore
  • Veš

بنك التمارين

4 تمارين
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'prati' in the present tense. Fill Blank A1

Ja ______ sudove u kuhinji.

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: perem

The first person singular of 'prati' is 'perem'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A2

Choose the correct way to say 'He washed the dishes'.

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: On je oprao sudove.

'Oprao' is the masculine past tense, and 'sudove' is the correct accusative plural.

Match the Serbian phrase with its English meaning. Match A1

طابق كل عنصر على اليسار مع زوجه على اليمين:

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: Prati sudove : To wash dishes

Each phrase uses 'prati' but with a different object.

Complete the dialogue between two roommates. dialogue_completion B1

A: Ko će danas da ______ sudove? B: Ja ću, ti si juče kuvao.

✓ صحيح! ✗ ليس تمامًا. الإجابة الصحيحة: pere

After 'da', we use the present tense form 'pere' for the third person (or infinitive in some dialects, but 'da pere' is standard).

🎉 النتيجة: /4

الأسئلة الشائعة

10 أسئلة

Yes, but 'perem sudove' is more common as it covers everything (plates, cups, pots).

It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.

It is 'mašina za sudove' or sometimes 'sudomašina'.

'Sudovi' is plural and very common in speech. 'Posuđe' is a collective noun and sounds slightly more formal.

It is an irregular verb conjugation pattern common in Slavic languages.

Yes, 'prati auto' is perfectly correct.

In Serbian, you don't 'do' them, you 'wash' them: 'Perem sudove'.

Not a specific word, but people might say 'rešavam sudoperu' (I'm solving the sink).

You would say 'oprao sam čašu'.

Yes, increasingly so in modern households, though traditional roles still exist in some areas.

عبارات ذات صلة

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Prati veš

similar

To wash laundry

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Brisati sudove

builds on

To dry the dishes

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Spremati kuhinju

specialized form

To clean/tidy the kitchen

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Mašina za sudove

specialized form

Dishwasher

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