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Core verbs
The verbs you cannot speak Serbian without - from бити and имати through the modals, the everyday actions and the handful of reflexive verbs conversation runs on - ordered roughly by how often you will actually need them.
biti
to be · verb
Ja sam student.
imati
to have · verb
Imam dva brata.
moći
can, to be able to · verb
Možeš li da mi pomogneš?
hteti
to want, will · verb
Hoću kafu.
ići
to go · verb
Idem u školu.
znati
to know · verb
Znam malo srpski.
videti
to see · verb
Vidim more.
reći
to say · verb
Šta hoćeš da kažeš?
doći
to come · verb
Dođi sutra.
raditi
to work, to do · verb
Radim u školi.
voleti
to love, to like · verb
Volim kafu.
želeti
to want, to wish · verb
Želim da učim srpski.
morati
must, to have to · verb
Moram da idem na posao.
trebati
to need, should · verb
Treba da kupim hleb.
smeti
to be allowed to, may · verb
Ne smeš da pušiš ovde.
početi
to begin, to start · verb
Čas počinje u devet.
završiti
to finish · verb
Kad završim, idem kući.
probati
to try · verb
Probaj ovu supu.
uspeti
to succeed, to manage to · verb
Uspeo sam da završim na vreme.
učiti
to learn, to study · verb
Učim srpski svaki dan.
čitati
to read · verb
Čitam knjigu pre spavanja.
pisati
to write · verb
Pišem poruku prijatelju.
kupiti
to buy · verb
Kupio sam novi telefon.
prodavati
to sell · verb
Ona prodaje stare knjige.
dati
to give · verb
Daj mi olovku, molim te.
uzeti
to take · verb
Uzmi kišobran, pada kiša.
doneti
to bring · verb
Donesi mi čašu vode.
nositi
to carry, to wear · verb
Nosim toplu jaknu zimi.
voziti
to drive · verb
Vozim decu u školu.
vraćati se
to return, to come back · verb
Vraćam se kući u šest.
zvati se
to be named, to be called · verb
On se zove Ivan.
izgledati
to look, to appear · verb
Izgledaš umorno danas.
ostajati
to stay, to remain · verb
Ostajem kod kuće ovog vikenda.
menjati
to change · verb
Menjam plan za večeras.
pripremati
to prepare · verb
Pripremam ručak za goste.
verovati
to believe · verb
Verujem ti.
setiti se
to remember, to recall · verb
Setio sam se gde su ključevi.
sviđati se
to be liked, to be pleasing to · verb
Sviđa mi se ovaj film.
igrati se
to play · verb
Deca se igraju u parku.
odmarati se
to rest · verb
Odmaram se nedeljom.
otići
to leave, to go away (perfective) · verb
Morala je da ode ranije sa posla.
uraditi
to do (perfective) · verb
Danas moram sve da uradim sam.
staviti
to put, to place (perfective) · verb
Stavi tanjire na sto, molim te.
stavljati
to put, to place (imperfective) · verb
Uvek stavljam ključeve na isto mesto.
pokušati
to try, to attempt (perfective) · verb
Pokušala je da mu objasni šta se desilo.
ležati
to lie, to be lying down; to be located · verb
Grad leži na obali reke.
pročitati
to read (perfective, to finish reading) · verb
Pročitala sam celu knjigu za jedan dan.
nedostajati
to be missing, to be lacking; to miss (someone/something) · verb
Mnogo mi nedostaješ.
pokazivati
to show (imperfective) · verb
Uvek mi pokazuje nove fotografije.
proveravati
to check, to verify (imperfective) · verb
Svako jutro proveravam poštu.
napraviti
to make (perfective) · verb
Napravila sam kolač za rođendan.
odgovarati
to answer, to reply · verb
Marko mi uvek odgovara.
planirati
to plan · verb
Planiramo put mesec dana unapred.
ponavljati
to repeat (imperfective) · verb
Nastavnik uvek ponavlja isto pitanje.
nuditi
to offer (imperfective) · verb
Ova firma nudi dobre uslove.
pasti
to fall (perfective) · verb
Pazi, možeš da padneš.
koristiti
to use · verb
Svaki dan koristim rečnik.
primetiti
to notice · verb
Odmah sam primetio da nešto nije u redu.
ući
to enter, to go in (perfective) · verb
Ušao je u sobu i seo.
spustiti
to lower, to put down (perfective) · verb
Spusti torbu ovde.
uživati
to enjoy · verb
Uživamo u svakom trenutku ovog putovanja.
poznavati
to know, to be acquainted with (a person or place) · verb
Poznajem ovaj grad veoma dobro.
preseliti se
to move, to relocate (perfective) · verb
Prošle godine smo se preselili u drugi grad.
popravljati
to fix, to repair (imperfective) · verb
Radnici popravljaju put već nedelju dana.
leći
to lie down (perfective) · verb
Deca su rano legla.
piti
to drink (imperfective) · verb
Svako jutro pijem čaj.
popiti
to drink (perfective) · verb
Popili smo kafu i krenuli u šetnju.
fotografisati
to photograph · verb
On rado fotografiše stare kuće.