Lesson 10.Nominative Case

Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Understand the function of the Nominative case in Serbian
• Recognize nominative endings for singular and plural nouns
• Use nominative with personal pronouns and adjective–noun agreement
• Make simple sentences with the nominative case

1. Function of the Nominative

The nominative case is the base form of a noun and is used mainly for:

• The subject of the sentence (who/what is performing the action)
• Predicate nouns after the verb biti (“to be”)

Questions: ko? (who?) / šta? (what?)

Examples:

• Marko radi. — Marko works. (subject)
• Ana je učiteljica. — Ana is a teacher. (predicate noun)

2. Nominative Singular Endings

3. Nominative Plural Endings

4. Adjective–Noun Agreement in Nominative

Adjectives must agree with nouns in gender and number.

Masculine singular:

• dobar student — a good student (m)

Feminine singular:

• dobra učiteljica — a good teacher (f)

Neuter singular:

• dobro selo — a good village

Masculine plural:

• dobri studenti — good students (m)

Feminine plural:

• dobre učiteljice — good teachers (f)

Neuter plural:

• dobra sela — good villages

5. Mini Dialogue (Grammar Focus)

Ana: Ko je tvoj učitelj?

(Who is your teacher?)

Marko: Moj učitelj je Petar.

(My teacher is Petar.)

Ana: Oni su moji prijatelji.

(They are my friends.)

6. Vocabulary for This Lesson

7. Practice

A. Fill in the blanks (nominative plural):

1. (dobar student) → ________
2. (dobra učiteljica) → ________
3. (dobro selo) → ________

B. Translate into Serbian:

4. She is a teacher.

5. They are good students.