Instrumental sa Serbian
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.
Instrumental
with who, with what
s kim, s čim
Example:
I am with my sister.
Ja sam sa mojom sestrom.
Remember all that are written in the table:
Pronouns
| English | Serbian |
| with me | sa mnom |
| with you | sa tobom |
| with him | sa njim |
| with her | sa njom |
| with it | sa njim |
| with us | sa nama |
| with you (plural) | sa vama |
| with them | sa njima |
Example:
You are with me.
Ti si sa mnom.
I am with you.
Ja sam sa tobom.
I am with him.
Ja sam sa njim.
I am with her.
Ja sam sa njom.
He is with us.
On je sa nama.
She is with you.
Ona je sa vama.
We are with them.
Mi smo sa njima.
Masculine - Singular
Nouns - Singular
endings with [j,lj,nj,đ,ć,č,ž,š], add “em”
the rest, add “om”
Example:
(singer - pevač)
(with a singer - sa pevačem)
I am with a singer.
Ja sam sa pevačem.
(phone - telefon)
(with phone - sa telefonom)
I bought a computer with phone.
Kupio sam kompjuter sa telefonom.
Remember all that are written in the table:
Masculine
Possessive Pronouns - Singular
| English | Serbian |
| with my | sa mojim |
| with your (singular) | sa tvojim |
| with his | sa njegovim |
| with her | sa njenim |
| with its | sa njegovim |
| with our | sa našim |
| with your (plural) | sa vašim |
| with their | sa njihovim |
Example:
I am with my brother.
Ja sam sa mojim bratom.
(with my - sa mojim) - masculine
(with brother - sa bratom) - not ending with [j,lj,nj,đ,ć,č,ž,š] add “om”
He is with his driver.
On je sa njegovim vozačem.
(with his - sa njegovim) - masculine
(with driver - sa vozačem) - ending with [j,lj,nj,đ,ć,č,ž,š], add “em”
Masculine - Plural
Nouns - Plural
add “ima”
Example:
(with singers - sa pevačima)
I am with singers.
Ja sam sa pevačima.
(with phones - sa telefonima)
I bought a computer with phones.
Kupio sam kompjuter sa telefonima.
Remember all that are written in the table:
Masculine
Possessive Pronouns - Plural
| English | Serbian |
| with my | sa mojim |
| with your (singular) | sa tvojim |
| with his | sa njegovim |
| with her | sa njenim |
| with its | sa njegovim |
| with our | sa našim |
| with your (plural) | sa vašim |
| with their | sa njihovim |
Example:
I am with her singers.
Ja sam sa njenim pevačima.
(with her - sa njenim) - masculine
(with singers - sa pevačima) - add “ima”
I bought a computer with his phones.
Kupio sam kompjuter sa njegovim telefonima.
(with his - njegovim) - masculine
(with phones - sa telefonima) - add “ima”
Feminine - Singular
Nouns - Singular
add “om”
Example:
(mother - majka)
(with mother - sa majkom)
The kid is with mother.
Dete je sa majkom.
(chair - stolica)
(with chair - sa stolicom)
I bought a computer with chair.
Kupio sam kompjuter sa stolicom.
Remember all that are written in the table:
Feminine
Possessive Pronouns - Singular
| English | Serbian |
| with my | sa mojom |
| with your (singular) | sa tvojom |
| with his | sa njegovom |
| with her | sa njenom |
| with its | sa njegovom |
| with our | sa našom |
| with your (plural) | sa vašom |
| with their | sa njihovom |
Example:
The kid is with his mother.
Dete je sa njegovom majkom.
(with his - sa njegovom) - feminine
(with mother - sa majkom) - add “om”
I bought a computer with their chair.
Kupio sam kompjuter sa njihovom stolicom.
(with their - sa njihovom) - feminine
(with chair - sa stolicom) - add “om”
Feminine - Plural
Nouns - Plural
add “ama”
Example:
(with mothers - sa mamama)
I am with mothers.
Ja sam sa mamama.
(with chairs - sa stolicama)
I bought a computer with chairs.
Kupio sam kompjuter sa stolicama.
Remember all that are written in the table:
Feminine
Possessive Pronouns - Plural
| English | Serbian |
| with my | sa mojim |
| with your (singular) | sa tvojim |
| with his | sa njegovim |
| with her | sa njenim |
| with its | sa njegovim |
| with our | sa našim |
| with your (plural) | sa vašim |
| with their | sa njihovim |
Example:
I am with their mothers.
Ja sam sa njihovim mamama.
(with their - sa njihovim) - plural
(with mothers - sa mamama) - add “ama”
I bought a computer with his chairs.
Kupio sam kompjuter sa njegovim stolicama.
(with his - sa njegovim) - plural
(with chairs - sa stolicama) - add “ama”