Language/Serbian/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be
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In today’s lesson we are going to study the following topic: ”VERB TO BE” in Serbian
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Verb to be in Serbian
English | Serbian | English Transliteration | Brazilian Portuguese |
I was | Ja био сам | yah bih oh sahm | Eu era / estava |
You were | Tи био си | tih bih oh sih | Você era / estava |
He was | Он био је | ohn bih oh yeh | Ele era / estava |
We were | Ми били смо | mih bih lih smoh | Nós éramos / estávamos |
You were | Ви били сте | vih bih lih steh | Vocês eram / estavam |
They were | Они били су | oh nih bih ih sou | Eles eram / estavam |
I am | Ja сам | yah sahm | Eu sou / estou |
You are | Tи си | tih sih | Você é / está |
He is | Он је | ohn yeh | Ele é / está |
We are | Ми смо | mih smoh | Nós somos / estamos |
You are | Ви сте | vih steh | Vocês são / estão |
They are | Они су | oh nih sou | Eles são / estão |
I will be | Ja бићу | yah bih jou | Eu serei / estarei |
You will be | Tи бићеш | tih bih jehn | Você será / estará |
He will be | Он биће | ohn bih jeh | Ele será / estará |
We will be | Ми бићемо | mih bih jeh moh | Nós seremos / estaremos |
You will be | Ви бићете | vih bih jeh teh | Vocês serão / estarão |
They will be | Они биће | oh nih bih jeh | Eles serão / estarão |
I am not | Ja небићу | yah neh bih jou | Eu não sou / não estou |
You are not | Tи небићеш | tih neh bih jehn | Você não é / não está |
He is not | Он небиће | ohn neh bih jeh | Ele não é / não está |
We are not | Ми небићемо | mih neh bih jeh moh | Nós não somos / não estamos |
You are not | Ви небићете | vih neh bih jeh teh | Vocês não são / não estão |
They are not | Они небиће | oh nih neh bih jeh | Eles não são / não estão |
Present Tense (Sadašnje vreme)
Serbian | English | Odrični oblik | Negative form |
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Ja sam | I am | Ja nisam | I am not |
Ti si | you are ( singular) | Ti nisi | you are not ( singular) |
On je | he is | On nije | he is not |
Ona je | she is | Ona nije | she is not |
Ono je | it is | Ono nije | it is not |
Mi smo | we are | Mi nismo | we are not |
Vi ste | you are (plural) | Vi niste | you are not (plural) |
Oni su | they are (plural of he) | Oni nisu | they are not (plural of he) |
One su | they are (plural of she) | One nisu | they are not ( plural of she) |
Ona su | they are (plural of it) | Ona nisu | they are not ( plural of it) |
** notes: " Ti" is informal. Don't say " ti " to older people, or people who you don't know. For this purpose we use " Vi " ( the plural form of you) So, politely said: " Who are you" ? would be: Ko ste Vi? For building the negative form, just add the prefix "ni-" to the present form.
Phrases
- Ona je prelepa. - She is beautiful.
- On je brz . - He is fast.
- Da li su oni stari? Ne oni nisu stari. - Are they old? No they are not old.
- Da li smo mi mladi? Da ,mi smo mladi. - Are we young? Yes we are young
- Nisam kod kuće. - I am not at home?
- Oni su veoma fini. - They are really nice.
- Mi nismo gladni. - We are not hungry.
- Ona ne kasni. - She is not late.
Interrogative - Upitne rečenice
- Da li sam ja? - Am I?
- Da li si ti? - Are you?
- Da li je on? - Is he?
- Da li je ona? - Is she?
- Da li je ono? - Is it?
- Da li smo mi? - Are we?
- Da li ste Vi?- Are you?
- Da li su oni, one, ono? - Are they?
Past Tense (Prošlo vreme)
Serbian | English | Odrični oblik | Negative |
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Ja sam bio / bila | I was | Ja nisam bio / bila | I was not |
Ti si bio / bila | you were | Ti nisi bio / bila | you were not |
On je bio | he was | On nije bio | he was not |
Ona je bila | she was | Ona nije bila | she was not |
Ono je bilo | it was | Ono nije bilo | it was not |
Mi smo bili / bile | we were | Mi nismo bili / bile | we were not |
Vi ste bili / bile | you were | Vi niste bili / bile | you were not |
Oni su bili | they were | Oni nisu bili | they were not |
One su bile | they were | One nisu bile | they were not |
Ona su bila | they were | Ona nisu bila | they were not |
** note 1: For building the negative form, just add the preffix "ni-" to the past form.
** note 2: For 1st and 2nd plural of person, "bili" is used when there is at least one male person, if only females are subject, than use "bile".
Phrases
- Rođena sam 1981. - I was born in 1981.
- On je bio na odmor prošle godine - He was on vacation last year.
- Ona je bila nervozna - She was nervous.
- Oni su bili dobri - They were nice.
- Nisi bio kod kuće - You were not at home.
- Mi nismo bili spremni - We were not ready.
Interrogative - Upitne rečenice
- Da li sam ja bio / bila? - Was I?
- Da li si ti bio / bila? - Were you?
- Da li je on bio? - Was he?
- Da li je ona bila? - Was she?
- Da li je ono bilo? - Was it?
- Da li smo mi bili? - Were we?
- Da li ste vi bili? - Were you?
- Da li si oni bili? - Were they?
Future Tense (Buduće vreme)
Serbian | Short form | English | Odrični oblik | Negative |
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Ja ću biti | biću | I will | Ja neću biti | I will not |
Ti ćeš biti | bićeš | you will | Ti nećeš biti | you will not |
On će biti | biće | he will | On neće biti | he will not |
Ona će biti | biće | she will | Ona neće biti | she will not |
Ono će biti | biće | it will | Ono neće biti | it will not |
Mi ćemo biti | bićemo | we will | Mi nećemo biti | we will not |
Vi ćete biti | bićete | you will | Vi nećete biti | you will not |
Oni će biti | biće | they will | Oni neće biti | they will not |
One će biti | biće | they will | One neće biti | they will not |
Ona će biti | biće | they will | Ona neće biti | they will not |
** note: For building the negative form, just add the prefix "ne-" to the futur form
Phrases
- Ja ću biti spremna. - I will be ready.
- Oni će biti kući - They will be at home.
- Mi nećemo ići - We will not go
- Ti ćeš biti poznat - You will be famous
- Verujem da će to biti dobra zabava - I believe it will be a very nice party
- U koje vreme će on stići? - What time will he arrive?