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A1

40 rules

· 42 lessons

  1. 1Personal pronouns in the nominativeLesson 3 · Personal pronouns and the dropped subject
  2. 2Present tense of bitiLesson 4 · The verb biti in the present tense
  3. 3Negation of bitiLesson 5 · Saying what something is not
  4. 4Gender of nouns in the nominative singularLesson 6 · Masculine, feminine and neuter nouns
  5. 5Nominative plural of nounsLesson 7 · Making nouns plural
  6. 6Adjective agreement in the nominativeLesson 8 · Adjectives agreeing with nouns
  7. 7The demonstratives ovaj, taj and onajLesson 9 · This, that and that over there
  8. 8Questions with da li and liLesson 10 · Yes/no questions
  9. 9Content questions with interrogative wordsLesson 11 · Question words
  10. 10Present tense of a-class verbsLesson 12 · Present tense: verbs in -am
  11. 11Present tense of i-class verbsLesson 13 · Present tense: verbs in -im
  12. 12Present tense of e-class verbsLesson 14 · Present tense: verbs in -em
  13. 13Verb negation with neLesson 15 · Saying you do not do something
  14. 14imati and its fused negativeLesson 16 · Having and not having
  15. 15Possessive adjectives in the nominativeLesson 17 · My, your, our: possessive adjectives
  16. 16Accusative singular of the direct objectLesson 18 · The direct object: accusative singular
  17. 17Accusative of animate masculine nounsLesson 19 · Objects that are alive
  18. 18Accusative pronoun cliticsLesson 20 · Him, her, them: object pronouns
  19. 19Reflexive verbs with the clitic seLesson 21 · Verbs with se
  20. 20Genitive singular for possession, origin and prepositionsLesson 22 · The genitive singular: whose and from where
  21. 21Existential ima and nema with the genitiveLesson 23 · There is and there is not
  22. 22The numbers one to four with nounsLesson 24 · Counting from one to four
  23. 23Numeral government: the genitive plural from five upwards, and the last element of a compoundLesson 25 · Counting past four: numbers up to a thousand
  24. 24Locative singular after u and naLesson 26 · Where things are: the locative
  25. 25Location, direction and source: u and na with the locative or accusative, and the place adverbsLesson 27 · Being somewhere, going somewhere, coming from somewhere
  26. 26Dative singular as the indirect objectLesson 28 · Giving to someone: the dative
  27. 27Dative pronoun cliticsLesson 29 · To me, to you: dative pronouns
  28. 28Instrumental singular for means and companyLesson 30 · With whom and with what: the instrumental
  29. 29The perfect: clitic biti plus the l-participleLesson 31 · Talking about the past
  30. 30Negation of the perfectLesson 32 · Saying what did not happen
  31. 31The future with hteti plus the infinitive, affirmative and negativeLesson 33 · Talking about the future
  32. 32Modal verbs and their complement: infinitive or da plus presentLesson 34 · Can, must, want: modal verbs
  33. 33The imperativeLesson 35 · Telling someone what to do
  34. 34Ordinal numbers in dates and clock timeLesson 36 · Dates, days and the clock
  35. 35Clitics in second positionLesson 37 · Where the little words go
  36. 36The bare accusative time adverbialLesson 38 · Saying when and how often, without a preposition
  37. 37The preposition za with the accusative: purpose and beneficiaryLesson 39 · What something is for, and who it is for
  38. 38The partitive genitive objectLesson 40 · How much of something: the partitive genitive
  39. 39Equative comparison with kaoLesson 41 · Saying one thing is like another: kao
  40. 40Rhetorical questions with zarLesson 42 · Expressing surprise with a question: zar

A2

51 rules

· 51 lessons

  1. 1Stressed (full) forms of the personal pronounsLesson 1 · Full personal pronouns: mene, tebe, njega
  2. 2Accusative plural of nounsLesson 2 · Accusative plural of nouns
  3. 3Genitive plural of nounsLesson 3 · Genitive plural of nouns
  4. 4Quantity expressions with the genitiveLesson 4 · Expressions of quantity with the genitive
  5. 5Dative and locative plural of nounsLesson 5 · Dative and locative plural of nouns
  6. 6Instrumental plural of nounsLesson 6 · Instrumental plural of nouns
  7. 7Adjective agreement in the accusative singularLesson 7 · Adjectives in the accusative singular
  8. 8Adjective agreement in the genitive singularLesson 8 · Adjectives in the genitive singular
  9. 9Adjective agreement in the dative-locative singularLesson 9 · Adjectives in the dative and locative singular
  10. 10Adjective agreement in the instrumental singularLesson 10 · Adjectives in the instrumental singular
  11. 11Adjective agreement in the nominative and accusative pluralLesson 11 · Adjectives in the nominative and accusative plural
  12. 12Adjective agreement in the genitive, dative-locative and instrumental pluralLesson 12 · Adjectives in the oblique plural
  13. 13Pronominal declension of demonstratives and possessivesLesson 13 · Demonstratives and possessives in the oblique cases
  14. 14Comparative of adjectivesLesson 14 · Comparative of adjectives
  15. 15Superlative of adjectivesLesson 15 · Superlative of adjectives
  16. 16Comparative constructions with od, nego and kaoLesson 16 · Making comparisons: od, nego and kao
  17. 17Adverbs formed from adjectivesLesson 17 · Adverbs of manner from adjectives
  18. 18Comparative and superlative of adverbsLesson 18 · Comparison of adverbs
  19. 19Vocative singularLesson 19 · The vocative: addressing people
  20. 20The reflexive possessive svojLesson 20 · Svoj: the reflexive possessive
  21. 21Relative pronoun koji as clause subjectLesson 21 · Relative clauses with koji as subject
  22. 22Relative pronoun koji as clause objectLesson 22 · Relative clauses with koji as object
  23. 23Da-clause as an alternative to the infinitiveLesson 23 · Infinitive or da + present
  24. 24Complement da-clause after verbs of saying, thinking and knowingLesson 24 · Saying what someone thinks: da-clauses after misliti, znati, reći
  25. 25Indirect questions with da li and question wordsLesson 25 · Indirect questions: Ne znam da li dolazi
  26. 26Conditional with bih and the past participleLesson 26 · The conditional: what I would do
  27. 27Real conditional clauses with akoLesson 27 · Real conditions with ako
  28. 28Imperfective and perfective aspect pairsLesson 28 · Verb aspect: imperfective and perfective pairs
  29. 29Aspect choice in the past tenseLesson 29 · Choosing aspect in past narration
  30. 30Directional prefixes on verbs of motionLesson 30 · Prefixed verbs of motion
  31. 31Negative pronouns with obligatory verb negationLesson 31 · Negative pronouns and double negation
  32. 32Indefinite pronouns and adverbs with ne-Lesson 32 · Indefinite pronouns: neko, nešto, negde, nekad
  33. 33Universal quantifiers svaki and savLesson 33 · Svaki and sav: every and all
  34. 34Dative experiencer with sviđati seLesson 34 · Sviđa mi se: liking with the dative
  35. 35Impersonal trebatiLesson 35 · Treba mi: needing something
  36. 36Accusative experiencer with boletiLesson 36 · Boli me: pain with the accusative
  37. 37Causal clauses and causal phrasesLesson 37 · Saying why: jer, zato što and zbog
  38. 38Temporal subordinate clausesLesson 38 · Time clauses: kad, dok and pre nego što
  39. 39Spatial prepositions governing the genitiveLesson 39 · Spatial prepositions with the genitive
  40. 40Time prepositions governing the genitiveLesson 40 · Time prepositions with the genitive
  41. 41Expressing dates with the genitiveLesson 41 · Months and dates
  42. 42Negative imperativeLesson 42 · Negative commands with nemoj
  43. 43Coordinating conjunctionsLesson 43 · Joining clauses: i, a, ali, ili, nego
  44. 44Non-spatial genitive prepositionsLesson 44 · Genitive prepositions beyond place: bez, zbog, osim, umesto, od
  45. 45Bare-case time adverbialsLesson 45 · Saying when without a preposition: zimi, leti, noću
  46. 46Adjectives with a bare case complementLesson 46 · Adjectives that take a bare case: genitive and instrumental
  47. 47Accusative time prepositionsLesson 47 · Accusative in fixed time phrases: na vreme, u sredu, za sat vremena
  48. 48Prepositional government of adjectivesLesson 48 · Adjectives that govern their complement: a preposition or a bare instrumental
  49. 49Bare dative of directionLesson 49 · Bare dative of direction: kući
  50. 50po + accusative of purposeLesson 50 · po + accusative: going to fetch something
  51. 51Temporal u + locativeLesson 51 · u + locative for months and longer periods: u junu, u ovom mesecu

B1

50 rules

· 50 lessons

  1. 1The i-declension of feminine nounsLesson 1 · Imenice ženskog roda na suglasnik (i-deklinacija)
  2. 2Masculine nouns ending in -aLesson 2 · Imenice muškog roda na -a
  3. 3Stem-extending neuter nounsLesson 3 · Imenice srednjeg roda s proširenjem osnove
  4. 4The fleeting aLesson 4 · Nepostojano a
  5. 5Sibilarization of velars before -iLesson 5 · Sibilarizacija: k, g, h pred -i
  6. 6Palatalization of velarsLesson 6 · Palatalizacija: k, g, h → č, ž, š
  7. 7Declension of proper namesLesson 7 · Deklinacija ličnih imena i naziva mesta
  8. 8Definite and indefinite adjective formsLesson 8 · Određeni i neodređeni vid prideva
  9. 9Possessive adjectives derived from nounsLesson 9 · Prisvojni pridevi od imenica: -ov, -ev, -in
  10. 10Intensifying comparisonLesson 10 · Pojačavanje poređenja: sve + komparativ, što + superlativ
  11. 11Collective numeralsLesson 11 · Zbirni brojevi: dvoje, troje, četvoro
  12. 12Numeral nouns for groups of malesLesson 12 · Brojne imenice na -ica: dvojica, trojica
  13. 13Diminutive and augmentative suffixesLesson 13 · Deminutivi i augmentativi
  14. 14The stressed reflexive pronoun sebeLesson 14 · Naglašena povratna zamenica sebe
  15. 15Verbs governing the genitiveLesson 15 · Glagoli s objektom u genitivu
  16. 16Verbs governing the instrumentalLesson 16 · Glagoli s objektom u instrumentalu
  17. 17Position prepositions with the instrumentalLesson 17 · Predlozi nad, pod, pred, među, za s instrumentalom
  18. 18po, o and pri with the locativeLesson 18 · Predlozi po, o, pri s lokativom
  19. 19kroz, niz and uz with the accusativeLesson 19 · Predlozi kroz, niz, uz s akuzativom
  20. 20Prepositions governing the dativeLesson 20 · Predlozi prema, ka, nasuprot s dativom
  21. 21Expressions of durationLesson 21 · Izražavanje trajanja: akuzativ i za + akuzativ
  22. 22Secondary imperfective verbsLesson 22 · Sekundarni imperfektiv: -ivati, -avati
  23. 23Aspect after phase and modal verbsLesson 23 · Vid uz fazne i modalne glagole
  24. 24The verbal nounLesson 24 · Glagolska imenica na -nje
  25. 25Formation of the passive participleLesson 25 · Trpni pridev: -n, -en, -t
  26. 26The periphrastic passiveLesson 26 · Pasiv s glagolom biti
  27. 27The se-passive and impersonal seLesson 27 · Pasiv i bezlične rečenice sa se
  28. 28The present verbal adverbLesson 28 · Glagolski prilog sadašnji
  29. 29The past verbal adverbLesson 29 · Glagolski prilog prošli
  30. 30The aoristLesson 30 · Aorist
  31. 31The pluperfectLesson 31 · Pluskvamperfekat
  32. 32The second futureLesson 32 · Futur drugi
  33. 33Unreal conditionsLesson 33 · Irealni uslov: da + perfekat i potencijal
  34. 34The third-person imperative with nekaLesson 34 · Imperativ trećeg lica: neka
  35. 35Past and conditional modalityLesson 35 · Modalnost u prošlosti i savet
  36. 36Relative koji in the oblique casesLesson 36 · Odnosna zamenica koji u zavisnim padežima
  37. 37The relative pronoun čijiLesson 37 · Odnosna zamenica čiji
  38. 38Relative što and adverbial relativesLesson 38 · Odnosno što i priloške odnosne rečenice
  39. 39Purpose clausesLesson 39 · Namerne rečenice: da i kako bi
  40. 40Concessive clausesLesson 40 · Dopusne rečenice: iako, mada, premda
  41. 41Result clausesLesson 41 · Posledične rečenice: tako da, toliko ... da
  42. 42Temporal clauses of sequenceLesson 42 · Vremenske rečenice: čim, pošto, pre nego što
  43. 43Clauses of comparisonLesson 43 · Poredbene rečenice: kao što, nego što, kao da
  44. 44Reported statementsLesson 44 · Upravni i neupravni govor: izjave
  45. 45Reported commands and requestsLesson 45 · Neupravni govor: zapovesti i molbe
  46. 46Corrective, consecutive and correlative conjunctionsLesson 46 · Veznici: nego, već, pa, te; i ... i, ni ... ni, ili ... ili
  47. 47na and u + accusative in set phrases of manner and resultLesson 47 · Na i u + akuzativ: na prvi pogled, obojiti u žuto
  48. 48od + genitive of cause and of part of a groupLesson 48 · Od + genitiv: od radosti, jedan od njih
  49. 49Adjectives with a dative complementLesson 49 · Adjectives with a dative complement (interesting to someone)
  50. 50Vocative pluralLesson 50 · The vocative plural (addressing groups)

B2

52 rules

· 52 lessons

  1. 1Jotation of stem consonantsLesson 1 · Jotovanje: sliveni suglasnici
  2. 2The l/o alternationLesson 2 · Prelaz l u o
  3. 3Voicing assimilation in spellingLesson 3 · Jednačenje suglasnika po zvučnosti
  4. 4Collective and suppletive pluralsLesson 4 · Zbirne i nepravilne množine: braća, deca, ljudi
  5. 5Indeclinable nouns and adjectivesLesson 5 · Nepromenljive imenice i pridevi
  6. 6Declension of numeralsLesson 6 · Promena brojeva
  7. 7Predicate agreement with quantified subjectsLesson 7 · Slaganje predikata uz broj i količinu
  8. 8Fractions, percentages and approximationLesson 8 · Razlomci, procenti i približne količine
  9. 9Oblique cases of ko and štaLesson 9 · Zavisni padeži zamenica ko i šta
  10. 10Free-choice pronouns with god, bilo and maLesson 10 · Uopštavajuće zamenice: ko god, bilo ko, ma ko
  11. 11Reciprocal jedan drugogLesson 11 · Uzajamnost: jedan drugog
  12. 12Verbs governing the dativeLesson 12 · Glagoli s objektom u dativu
  13. 13Fixed prepositional government of verbsLesson 13 · Glagoli s obaveznim predlogom
  14. 14Secondary prepositions with the genitiveLesson 14 · Izvedeni predlozi s genitivom: tokom, usled, radi
  15. 15Descriptive genitiveLesson 15 · Genitiv osobine i mere
  16. 16Bare adverbial instrumentalLesson 16 · Priloški instrumental bez predloga
  17. 17Possessive dative cliticLesson 17 · Posvojni dativ: enklitika umesto prisvojnog prideva
  18. 18Impersonal se with a dative experiencerLesson 18 · Bezlično se s dativom: spava mi se
  19. 19The imperfect tenseLesson 19 · Imperfekat
  20. 20Aspect in the imperativeLesson 20 · Vid u imperativu
  21. 21Inferential modality with mora daLesson 21 · Zaključivanje: mora da, mora biti da
  22. 22Causative and permissive constructionsLesson 22 · Kauzativne konstrukcije: dati, pustiti, naterati
  23. 23Naming the agent in a passive sentenceLesson 23 · Vršilac radnje u pasivu: od strane
  24. 24Condensing a clause into a verbal nounLesson 24 · Kondenzacija rečenice glagolskom imenicom
  25. 25Conditional connectors beyond akoLesson 25 · Uslovi mimo ako: ukoliko, u slučaju da, osim ako
  26. 26Concessive conditionalsLesson 26 · Dopusni uslovi: čak i ako, makar, bez obzira na to što
  27. 27Exceptive and restrictive clausesLesson 27 · Izuzimanje i ograničavanje: osim što, umesto da, samo što
  28. 28Clefting and focus with to jeLesson 28 · Isticanje: to je ono što, upravo, baš
  29. 29Order within the clitic clusterLesson 29 · Redosled enklitika u nizu
  30. 30Yes-no questions with liLesson 30 · Pitanja s rečcom li i inverzijom
  31. 31Word order and information structureLesson 31 · Red reči i raspored informacija
  32. 32Proportional comparison with što ... toLesson 32 · Srazmerno poređenje: što ... to ...
  33. 33Impersonal predicates with a da-clauseLesson 33 · Bezlični predikati s da-rečenicom
  34. 34Agent and instrument noun suffixesLesson 34 · Imenice vršioca radnje: -ač, -lac, -telj, -ar
  35. 35Abstract noun suffixesLesson 35 · Apstraktne imenice: -ost, -stvo, -oća
  36. 36Adjective-forming suffixesLesson 36 · Tvorba prideva: -ski, -ni, -ljiv, -iv
  37. 37The meanings of verbal prefixesLesson 37 · Značenje glagolskih prefiksa
  38. 38Negative and privative prefixesLesson 38 · Odrični prefiksi: ne-, bez-, protiv-
  39. 39Formal discourse connectorsLesson 39 · Rečenični konektori: međutim, stoga, naime
  40. 40Emphatic and focus particlesLesson 40 · Rečce za isticanje: čak, baš, bar, tek
  41. 41Epistemic adverbs and hedgingLesson 41 · Izražavanje stepena sigurnosti: možda, navodno, valjda
  42. 42Agreement with polite ViLesson 42 · Slaganje uz učtivo Vi
  43. 43Genitive of material and belonging after odLesson 43 · Od + genitiv: materijal i pripadnost
  44. 44Dative experiencer with a predicative adverbLesson 44 · Dative experiencer with impersonal predicatives (dosadno mi je)
  45. 45Prepositional government of nounsLesson 45 · Imenice sa predlogom: smisao za, interes za, strah od
  46. 46Distributive X po XLesson 46 · Step by step: the distributive X po X
  47. 47na + accusative for a target value or settingLesson 47 · Setting to a value: na + accusative
  48. 48Deliberative questions with daLesson 48 · Pitanja o tome šta da se radi: Kako da...? Šta da...?
  49. 49Adjectives governing the instrumentalLesson 49 · Adjectives with an instrumental complement (zadovoljan, ponosan)
  50. 50kao + nominative for a role or capacityLesson 50 · kao + nominative: in the role of
  51. 51Bare accusative of measure and distanceLesson 51 · The bare accusative of measure (stanicu ranije)
  52. 52Non-spatial genitive prepositionsLesson 52 · Genitive prepositions: protiv, osim, umesto

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