Language/Serbian/Grammar/Questions
Hello Everyone, π
In today's lesson, we will be exploring the fascinating topic of "QUESTIONS" in Serbian. As you dive into this lesson, you may also find it helpful to consult other related pages, such as our guide on Serbian Grammar - How to Use "Be", an overview of the Cases: Nominative and Accusative, and a detailed explanation of Comaratives and Superlatives in Serbian.
Please feel free to edit this page if you think it can be improved, and enjoy your journey into the world of Serbian grammar! π
Questions in Serbian[edit | edit source]
Serbian | English | Example Serbian | Example English |
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ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΎ | Why | ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΎ Ρ ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ Π±ΠΎΡ? | Why you walk barefoot? |
Π¨ΡΠ° | What | Π¨ΡΠ° ΡΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π΅ΠΎ? | What did you bring? |
ΠΠΎ | Who | ΠΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π±ΡΠΊΡ? | Who ate apple? |
ΠΠΎΠ³Π° | Who (genitive) | ΠΠΎΠ³Π° ΡΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΎ? | Who did you see? |
ΠΠΎΠΌΠ΅ | Who (dative) - whom | ΠΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΈΡΠΌΠΎ? | Who you're writing the letter? |
ΠΠΎΡΠΈ/ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°/ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ | which | ΠΠΎΡΠ° ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°? | What car is yours? |
Ρ ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠ΅ | with who | Π‘ ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Ρ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ»Π΅Ρ? | With who you're going to dance? |
ΠΠ°ΠΊΠΎ | How | ΠΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΡΠΈ? | How are you? |
ΠΊΠ°ΠΊaΠ²/ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²a/ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ | How (for objects only) | ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅? | How is the weather? |
ΠΠ΄Π΅ | Where | ΠΠ΄Π΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΡΠ°? | Where is shop? |
ΠΠ΄Π°ΠΊΠ»Π΅ | From where (in your direction) | ΠΠ΄Π°ΠΊΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΈ? | Where are you coming from? |
ΠΡΠ΄Π° | Where (in what direction, from your direction) | ΠΡΠ΄Π° ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ΅Ρ? | Where are you traveling? |
(Π‘Π°) ΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ | (With) what | Π‘Π° ΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄Π²ΠΈΡ? | What ingredients are in this sandwich? |
Π§Π΅Π³Π° | what (genitive, for objects only) | ΠΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄ ΡΠ΅Π³Π° ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°? | Near what is a bag? |
Regular question[edit | edit source]
Question is very similar like regular sentence. Key word that marks sentence is "Π»ΠΈ", what is always positioned as second word in sentence.
The most grammar correct question start with "Π΄Π° Π»ΠΈ ...", but there are also form where verb goes at first place (ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ Π»ΠΈ...? - have you ...?).
Another form of question what is used in colloquial speech is confirmative form of verb be (ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ): ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π»ΠΈ....?
Examples:[edit | edit source]
Non question | English translation | Π΄Π° Π»ΠΈ form | verb + Π»ΠΈ form | confirmative be + Π»ΠΈ form | English translation | |
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Π’ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡ. | You have cigarete. | ΠΠ° Π»ΠΈ (ΡΠΈ) ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡ? | ΠΠΌΠ°Ρ Π»ΠΈ (ΡΠΈ) ΡΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡ? | ΠΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ (ΡΠΈ) ΡΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΡ? | Do you have cigarete? | |
Π’ΠΈ ΡΠΈ Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌ. | You watched the movie. | ΠΠ° Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΈ (ΡΠΈ) Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌ? | ΠΠ»Π΅Π΄Π°ΠΎ Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΈ (ΡΠΈ) ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌ? | ΠΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π»ΠΈ (ΡΠΈ) Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΌ? | Did you watch the movie? | |
ΠΠ½Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°Ρ. | She made a cake. | ΠΠ° Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ (ΠΎΠ½Π°) ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°Ρ? | - [2] | ΠΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ (ΠΎΠ½Π°) ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°Ρ? | Did she make a cake? | |
ΠΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΡΡΠΌΠΈ. | We will work in the forest. | ΠΠ° Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ (ΠΌΠΈ) ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΡΡΠΌΠΈ? | Π₯ΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ[1] Π»ΠΈ (ΠΌΠΈ) ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΡΡΠΌΠΈ? | ΠΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ (ΠΌΠΈ) ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΡΡΠΌΠΈ? | Will (shall) we work in forest? |
[1] Search for explanation for future tense and using "damaged" verb have
[2] In this case, question can't be formed with verb + form. But it is possible to make question with "finished" form of verb make (Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΠΈ): ΠΠ½Π° ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°Ρ - ΠΠ°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈ Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°Ρ?
Question with negation[edit | edit source]
This form of questions is rarely used. It can be formed with "Π·Π°Ρ" + negative form of verb be (Π½ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ, Π½ΠΈΡΠΈ, Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅). Another form is negative "be" + Π»ΠΈ.
ΠΠ°Ρ Π½ΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈ? - ΠΠΈΡΠΈ Π»ΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈ? - Haven't you in school?
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Adjectives
- Nouns
- Gender
- Possessive Case in Serbian
- Conditional Tense
- Future Tense
- Be Polite
- Past Participle in Serbian
- Pronouns
- Negation