PADEŽI

Since the number of learners is getting bigger and bigger, I need to post more exercises for you! These case exercises are focused only on the A1/A2 level because most of my students are at this level, but I also notice that those at B1/B2 still have some doubts. What is also important, vocabulary is not so difficult, so you can understand the context very easily.

The very first part are typical sentences to fill in, but after that there is one task with the questions. The answers should be in different cases, which makes you directly apply what you have practiced in the previous task.

1. Popuni odgovarajućim padežom:

Akuzativ:

Ove godine smo išli na  _________. (more)

Uvek nosim _________ (telefon) na posao.

Na ulici sam videla _________. (lepa žena)

Baš  volim da pijem _________. (gorka kafa)

Uveče gledam _________ (filmovi) i slušam _________. (muzika)

Moj brat studira _________. (medicina)

Sutra ne idem u _________. (škola)

Juče sam išao na _________. (koncert)

Video sam _________ (mali miš).

Srela sam _________ (stara prijateljica).

Genitiv:

Treba mi malo _________. (vreme)

Ovde ima puno _________. (čovek)

Dajte mi nekoliko _________. (krompir)

Ova četiri _________ (muškarac) čekaju u redu.

Molim parče _________. (hleb)

Uveče popijem šolju _________ (čaj).

Za tortu mi treba malo _________ (lešnik).

Kod tašte uvek ima _________ (ukusna sarma).

Lokativ:

Ne mogu da mislim o _________. (problem, pl)

Ona uvek priča o _________. (šminka - make up)

Sada sam na _________ (pijaci), a juče sam bio u _________. (prodavnica)

Oni mnogo rade na _________. (kompjuter)

Da li znaš da sviraš na _________? (klavir)

Moj grad je poznat po _________. (kultura, pisci, vino)

2. Odgovori na pitanja:

Po čemu je poznat tvoj grad?

Gde se nalazi Ohajo?

Odakle je bio Hju Hefner?

Koliko popiješ šolja kafe dnevno?

Da li treniraš svake srede?

Šta radiš u slobodno vreme?

The case system - Padeži

This will be very short and effective post. I have created this for one of my students because it  sometimes seems difficult to follow all the cases when you learn them as a foreigner. So, NO ENDINGS in this post, just a small table that explains for which purpose we use each case. 

NB: These are NOT THE ONLY usages, but are the main ones and the first you learn as a beginner. I hope this will help some of you and make life a bit easier :)

PADEŽI
case-padež	Usage - upotreba	Example or additional comment
NOMINATIV	the case of subject in a sentence	No prepositions
GENITIV	origin, possession, part of something
DATIV	purpose, a relation between people or things*	*I am giving something TO someone.
AKUZATIV	direct object	with verbs such as voleti, želeti, imati, kuvati, jesti, piti…
VOKATIV	calling someone’s name	No prepositions Hey, Heather, can you do me a favour?
INSTRUMENTAL	the mean of some action or a company	I write with my pen - Pišem olovkom I am walking with a friend. - Šetam SA prijateljem.
LOKATIV	used for talking about where something is located at	ALWAYS with prepositions

VEŽBAMO PADEŽE

 Use the following tasks to practice the cases. There are pictures and examples to remind you how to form the suitable case. Don't forget about the exceptions of the rules!

1. Napiši sledeće reči u nominativu množine:

primer: čaša - čaše

              nož - noževi

              lenjir - lenjiri

stolica           majica

šolja              deca

sto                 ruža

knjiga           deda

telefon          šorc

tanjir             mačka

selo               pas

odelo             kompjuter

2. Sledeće reči i prideve stavi u gentiv jednine:

primer: mala šoljica kafe - male šoljice kafe

             lepo dete - lepog deteta

             vruć čaj - vrućeg čaja

sladak ukus

ružan dečak

lepa devojčica

skup ručak

bela majica

moja sveska

veliko selo

naš čovek

dobar lekar

lepa pevačica

3. Napiši oblike genitiva množine:

primeri: gorka sudbina - gorkih sudbina

              beo zub - belih zuba

              staro odelo - starih odela

zelena gora

šarena papuča

plava olovka

mlada devojka

nova kuća

skup tanjir

plastična čaša

ljubičasta majica

pravoslavna crkva

hladna kafa

4. Popunite rečenice imenicama i pridevima koristeći nominativ ili genitiv.

Dosta nam je ______________ (hladan dan, pl).

Ovaj ______________ (kompjuter) je pokvaren. Ne radi!

U našoj prodavnici nema ______________ (šaren tanjir, pl), samo ______________ (crven).

Iza ______________ (naša kuća) se nalazi veliko ______________ (polje).

Moje ______________ (sveska, pl) je uvek uredna.

Milan stoji ispred ______________ (crkva).

Da li imaš dosta ______________ (olovka, pl) za ______________ (škola)?

U Somboru uvek ima ______________ (lepa devojka, pl).

______________ (plastična čaša, pl) su bolje od ______________ (staklena čaša,pl)

Ove ______________ (kuća,pl) su nove.

Ovde ima samo ______________ (hladna kafa, pl)! Tražili smo vruće.

Ima li u Srbiji ______________ (dobar lekar, pl)?

Dolazimo iz ______________ (restoran). ______________ (ručak) je bio skup.

Pored ______________ (bela majica) je ______________ (ljubičasta majica). Koju želiš?

U ovom kafiću nema ______________ (dobra pevačica).

Molim čašu ______________ (mleko).

Idem kod mog ______________ (drug).

Crkva je ispred ______________ (škola), a iza ______________ (bolnica).

Ovde se nalaze ______________ (selo,pl) i ______________ (grad,pl).

______________ (kompjuter,pl) su na stolu.