How to Practice Aspect in Serbian?
When talking about aspect in Serbian, I must admit it is best learnt by using the phrases in everyday situations. A good example is a set of the most frequently used verbs when talking about house chores:Imperfective vs. Perfective Aspect in Serbian
- Prati / oprati sudove = to be washing / to wash the dishes
- Raspremati / raspremiti = to be tidying up / to tidy up
- Usisati / usisavati = to be hoovering / to hoover
- Čistiti / (p)očistiti = to be cleaning / to clean
- Brisati / obrisati = to be wiping / to wipe
- Kuvati / skuvati = to be cooking / to cook
- Pržiti / ispržiti = to be frying / to fry
- Peći / ispeći = to be baking / to bake
- Peglati / opeglati = to be ironing / to iron