Zdravo! Hello!

Ja sam Magdalena. I am Magdalena.

Ja nisam tvoja sestra. I am not your sister.
Ja sam tvoja profesorica. I am your teacher.

Ko je on? Who is he?

On nije moj brat He is not my broter

ni prijatelj. nor m. friend.
On je moj učenik. He is my m. student.

Ko je ona? Who is she?

Ona nije moja sestra She is not my sister,

ni prijateljica. nor my f. friend.
Ona je moja učenica. She is my f. student.

A ti? Ko si ti? / And you? Who are you?

1) Ja nisam tvoj brat. 2) Ja nisam tvoja sestra.

Ja sam tvoj učenik. Ja sam tvoja učenica.

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 Muški rod Ženski rod

ends in a consonant ends in vowel –a

on, brat, prijatelj, učenik ona, sestra, prijateljica, učenica

pozitivno negativno

ja sam ja nisam
ti si ti nisi
on je on nije
ona je ona nije

„Biti ili ne biti, to je pitanje“

Glagol biti – or verb to be is an irregular verb. You’ll learn it by repetition and by using it in
sentences. Try making simple sentences by combining it with the words you know, for example: Ja
sam žena. Ti si muškarac. Ja nisam student.

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 Ja se zovem Magdalena. On se zove Ivan. Ona se zove Ivana.

- Kako se ti zoveš? Zvati se - Magdalena.

(to be called or named)
- Ja se zovem _ _ _ _ _ . - Petar.
ja se zovem
- Drago mi je. ti se zoveš - Drago mi je.
on se zove-
- Takođe. ona se zove- - Takođe.

Zvati se (to be named, to be called) is a reflexive verb. You have to use it with the reflexive
pronoun se.
Zovem se means something like “I’m being called”, or: “people call me”.

Ja se zovem (I am named)
Ti se zoveš (You are named)

On se zove (He is named)

Ona se zove (She is named)

In the present tense:

-m is the typical ending for the first person singular (ja),
-š is the typical ending for the second person singular (ti),
– no ending is typical for the third person singular (on, ona).

Drago mi je means “Nice to meet you” or “I’m glad” (for whatever reason)
Žao mi je means “I’m sorry” or “I apologize”.

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