Reminder: Please note that some rules have been intentionally omitted from this tutorial. Only the general rules that are essential for those just starting to learn Serbian have been included.

Accusative

the “Object” of the sentence

Example:

I saw him.

Videla sam ga.

I will buy a phone.

Kupiću telefon.

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Singular

Pronouns - Singular

Example:

You saw me.

Video si me.

Mene si video.

I saw you.

Video sam te.

Tebe sam video.

I saw him.

Video sam ga.

Njega sam video.

I saw her.

Video sam je.

Nju sam video.

I saw it.

Video sam ga.

Njega sam video.

Plural

Pronouns - Plural

Example:

You saw us.

Video si nas.

Nas si video.

I saw you.

Video sam vas.

Vas sam video.

I saw them.

Video sam ih.

Njih sam video.

Masculine - Singular

Nouns - Singular

Masculine (non-living things) - No changes

Masculine (living things) - add “a”

Example:

(telefon - telefon)

I saw a phone.

Videla sam telefon.

(čovek - čoveka)

I saw a man.

Videla sam čoveka.

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Possessive Pronouns - Singular

Example:

I saw my phone.

Videla sam moj telefon.

(a phone is not alive that’s why there is no changes. It’s like a Nominative rule)

I saw that man.

Videla sam tog čoveka.

(a man is alive or a living thing that’s why we applied the living things rule)

Masculine - Plural

Nouns - Plural

Change “i” to “e”

Example:

(kompjuteri - kompjutere)

I bought computers.

Kupio sam kompjutere.

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Possessive Pronouns - Plural

Example:

I bought his computers.

Kupio sam njegove kompjutere.

Feminine - Singular

Nouns - Singular

Feminine - change “a” to “u”

Example:

(kuća - kuću)

I’m buying a house.

Kupujem kuću.

(ptica - pticu)

I saw a bird.

Videla sam pticu.

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Possessive Pronouns - Singular Feminine

Example:

(kuća - kuću)

I’m buying her house.

Kupujem njenu kuću.

(ptica - pticu)

I saw a big bird.

Videla sam veliku pticu.

Feminine - Plural

Nouns - Plural

the ending will remain “e”

Example:

(kuće - kuće)

I’m buying houses.

Kupujem kuće.

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Possessive Pronouns - Plural Femenine

Example:

I’m buying their houses.

Kupujem njihove kuće.