Present Tense Conjugation in Serbian

April u __________ by Zdravko Čolić

Listen to this lovely song and fill in the gaps. In order to be able to determine the right form, the corresponding subjects are highlighted red. If you need more info or practice on "u + location", check out the new blog post about the Locative case. ______________ (prolaziti) i ______________ (vraćati) se s lastama Sunčani i nasmijani dani opet _________ (biti) u mojoj duši proljeće, da l' _________ (biti) djevojka il' žena sada ti? April u Beograd__ uzaludno (ja) ______________ (tražiti) Usne jedne djevojke sto se divno ______________ (maziti)April u Beograd_ ____________ (milovati) joj kosu Ispod Savskog mosta to ____________ (biti) možda ona Al' je drugi _______________ (ljubiti). ______________ (prolaziti) i ______________ (vraćati) se s lastama Sunčani i nasmijani dani opet _________ (biti) u mojoj duši proljeće, da l' _________ (biti) djevojka il' žena sada ti? April u Beograd__ jedno prošlo doba (ja)_______________ (nositi) ga u mislima iz vojnickih soba April u Beograd__ umorno se ______________ (smešiti) Ispod savskog mosta dok se sumrak ___________ (spremati) vise mene _______________ (nemati).

Locative in Serbian

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Part one:

Prolaze i vraćaju se s (with sparrows)
Sunčani i nasmijani (plural of "day" = dan)
opet je u proljeće, (my soul)
da l' si djevojka il' sada ti? (woman)

Chorus:

April u (Belgrade) uzaludno tražim
Usne jedne djevojke sto se divno mazi.
April u (Belgrade) miluje joj (hair in Acc.)
Ispod savskog mosta to je možda (she)
Al' je drugi ljubi.

Part one again

Chorus (a bit changed):
April u , jedno prošlo (age)
nosim ga u (thoughts) iz vojničkih soba
April u umorno se smeši
Ispod savskog mosta dok se (dusk) sprema
više mene nema.