Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Serbian conversations.
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Serbian“.
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Important verbs
English | Serbian | Serbian (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) be | бити | biti | sr-sing_to-be |
(to) have | имати | imati | sr-sing_to-have |
(to) do / (to) make | радити правити | raditi praviti | sr-sing_to-doto-make sr-sing_to-doto-make-2 |
can / (to) know how to | моћи знати | moći znati | sr-sing_canto-know-how-to sr-sing_canto-know-how-to-2 |
(to) know (how) | знати (како) | znati (kako) | sr-sing_to-know-how |
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with | знати познавати | znati poznavati | sr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with sr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with-2 |
(to) understand | разумети | razumeti | sr-sing_to-understand |
(to) speak / (to) talk | причати говорити | pričati govoriti | sr-sing_to-speakto-talk sr-sing_to-speakto-talk-2 |
(to) listen to | слушати | slušati | sr-sing_to-listen-to |
(to) hear | чути | čuti | sr-sing_to-hear |
(to) see | видети | videti | sr-sing_to-see |
(to) feel | осетити | osetiti | sr-sing_to-feel |
(to) live | живети | živeti | sr-sing_to-live |
(to) want | хтети жeлети | hteti želeti | sr-sing_to-want sr-sing_to-want-2 |
(to) need | требати | trebati | sr-sing_to-need |
(to) like | свиђати се | sviđati se | sr-sing_to-like |
(to) love | волети | voleti | sr-sing_to-love |
(to) give | дати давати | dati davati | sr-sing_to-give sr-sing_to-give-2 |
(to) take | узети узимати | uzeti uzimati | sr-sing_to-take sr-sing_to-take-2 |
(to) play | играти (се) свирати | igrati (se) svirati | sr-sing_to-play sr-sing_to-play-2 |
(to) laugh | смејати се | smejati se | sr-sing_to-laugh |
(to) come | доћи стићи | doći stići | sr-sing_to-come sr-sing_to-come-2 |
(to) go | ићи | ići | sr-sing_to-go |
(to) go by […] | путовати | pratiti | sr-sing_to-go-by- |
(to) write | писати | pisati | sr-sing_to-write |
(to) read | читати | čitati | sr-sing_to-read |
(to) count | бројати | brojati | sr-sing_to-count |
(to) pronounce | изговорити | izgovoriti | sr-sing_to-pronounce |
(to) spell | спеловати | spelovati | sr-sing_to-spell |
(to) conjugate | конјугирати | konjugirati | sr-sing_to-conjugate |
(to) remember | сетити се запамтити | setiti se zapamtiti | sr-sing_to-remember sr-sing_to-remember-2 |
(to) forget | заборавити | zaboraviti | sr-sing_to-forget |
(to) eat | јести | jesti | sr-sing_to-eat |
(to) try | покушати пробати | pokušati probati | sr-sing_to-try sr-sing_to-try-2 |
(to) use | користити употребити | koristiti upotrebiti | sr-sing_to-use sr-sing_to-use-2 |
(to) open | отворити | otvoriti | sr-sing_to-open |
(to) close | затворити | zatvoriti | sr-sing_to-close |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | поздравити пожелети добродошлицу | pozdraviti poželeti dobrodošlicu | sr-sing_to-greetto-welcome sr-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2 |
(to) begin | почети | početi | sr-sing_to-begin |
(to) end | завршити | završiti | sr-sing_to-end |
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