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.

Serbian infinitive ends with -ti and -ći, but we will just talk about the -ti in this lesson

Singular

Rules:

1. Remove -ti
2. then Add the following rules
3. for “Ja” , add “m”
4. for “Ti”, add “š”
5. for “On”, add nothing
6. for “Ona”, add nothing

Present Tense - Singular

(You can include / omit the pronoun)

Example:

I’m learning - Učim

You are learning - Učiš

He is learning - Uči

She is learning - Uči

I’m listening - Slušam

You are listening - Slušaš

He is listening - Sluša

She is listening - Sluša

I’m reading - Čitam

You are reading - Čitaš

He is reading - Čita

She is reading - Čita

Plural

Rules:

1. Remove -ti
2. then Add the following rules
3. for “Mi” , add “mo”
4. for “Vi”, add “te”
5. for “Oni”, add “ju” or change i to e
6. for “One”, add “ju” or change i to e

Present Tense - Plural

(You can include / omit the pronoun)

Example:

We are learning - Učimo

You are learning - Učite

They are learning - Uče

We are listening - Slušamo

You are listening - Slušate

They are listening - Slušaju

We are reading - Čitamo

You are reading - Čitate

They are reading - Čitaju