Bedeutung
The act of reading.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The Belgrade Book Fair is a major cultural event where families go to buy books for the whole year. There is a strong tradition of 'coffee and a book' in city centers like Sarajevo, Zagreb, and Belgrade. Serbian students often use 'čitati' to mean 'preparing for an exam' if they are in humanities. During the 19th century, reading was a way to spread the reformed Serbian language by Vuk Karadžić.
The -u Ending
Always remember that 'knjiga' becomes 'knjigu' when it's the object. This is the #1 rule for A1 learners.
Don't use 'sam'
Avoid saying 'Ja sam čitati'. Just say 'Čitam'.
Bedeutung
The act of reading.
The -u Ending
Always remember that 'knjiga' becomes 'knjigu' when it's the object. This is the #1 rule for A1 learners.
Don't use 'sam'
Avoid saying 'Ja sam čitati'. Just say 'Čitam'.
Perfective vs Imperfective
Use 'pročitati' if you want to impress locals by showing you finished the whole thing.
Alphabet
Try reading a book in Cyrillic to truly immerse yourself in Serbian culture!
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the noun 'knjiga'.
Ja čitam ______.
The verb 'čitati' requires the Accusative case for its object. For feminine nouns ending in -a, the ending is -u.
Which sentence means 'I finished the book'?
Choose the correct aspect:
The prefix 'pro-' makes the verb perfective, indicating the action is completed.
Match the Serbian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the standard present tense conjugations of the verb 'čitati'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Šta radiš? B: Evo, ______ knjigu.
The speaker (B) is talking about themselves, so the first-person singular 'čitam' is required.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Process vs. Completion
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJa čitam ______.
The verb 'čitati' requires the Accusative case for its object. For feminine nouns ending in -a, the ending is -u.
Choose the correct aspect:
The prefix 'pro-' makes the verb perfective, indicating the action is completed.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the standard present tense conjugations of the verb 'čitati'.
A: Šta radiš? B: Evo, ______ knjigu.
The speaker (B) is talking about themselves, so the first-person singular 'čitam' is required.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenNo, you can read anything: 'čitati novine' (newspapers), 'čitati pismo' (a letter), etc.
You say 'Volim da čitam'.
The plural object form is 'knjige'. Example: 'Čitam knjige'.
Usually, people say 'slušam audioknjigu' (I am listening to an audiobook).
Because 'knjiga' is the subject form (Nominative), and objects need the Accusative form 'knjigu'.
Not really, but 'listati' (to flip through) is used informally.
Svaki dan čitam knjigu.
It is feminine, which is why it ends in -u in the Accusative.
No, 'čitam' already means 'I read'. Using 'ja' adds emphasis.
We say 'knjiški moljac' (book moth).
Yes, it is perfectly fine for E-books too.
Šta čitaš?
Yes, it follows the standard -ati conjugation pattern.
'Na Drini ćuprija' by Ivo Andrić is the most iconic.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Pisati knjigu
contrastTo write a book
Kupiti knjigu
builds onTo buy a book
Biblioteka
similarLibrary
Čitalac
specialized formThe person who performs the action of reading.
Pročitati
specialized formTo finish reading
