Fluency map · Not a grammar encyclopedia
Review · Same word, different job
No new theory. This course trains what to say — not memorizing case labels. When you speak, you don’t pick “instrumental”; you say sa prijateljem.
Bez nove teorije. Cilj je automatski izbor: situacija → spreman izraz.
Use the map, then drill the collisions you already met: u / na / po, sa, pod / nad, među / između.
1 · sa / s — with vs from/off
Bold word = the job. Questions + case name are helpers — still say the chunk.
| Prep | From / off · from where? · odakle? · genitive | With · with who / what? · s kim / s čim? · instrumental |
|---|---|---|
| sa / sfrom/off ↔ with |
Knjiga je pala sa stola.
from / off the table
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Idem sa prijateljem.
with a friend
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| sa / swith a thing |
Ustao je sa stolice.
from / off the chair
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Došao je sa stolom iz podruma.
with the table
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2 · u / na / po — motion vs place
Same preposition. Pick the chunk that matches where to? or where?.
| Prep | Motion · where to? · kuda? · accusative | Place · where? · gde? · locative |
|---|---|---|
| uinto ↔ inside |
Idem u sobu.
into the room
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Bio sam u sobi.
in the room
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| naonto / to ↔ on / at |
Idem na terasu.
onto the terrace
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Pijem kafu na terasi.
on the terrace
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| pofetch ↔ all over |
Otišla je po tortu.
go get a cake
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Krem je po torti.
spread on the cake
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3 · pod / nad — motion vs place
| Prep | Motion · where to? · kuda? · accusative | Place · where? · gde? · instrumental |
|---|---|---|
| podunder |
Mačka se zavukla pod sto.
crawled under (motion)
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Mačka spava pod stolom.
is under (place)
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| nadabove / over |
Nagnuo se nad reku.
leaned over (motion)
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Avion leti nad gradom.
flies over (place)
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4 · među vs između
Different words — different jobs. među fills Among; između fills Between.
| Prep | Among · among who / what? · među kime / čime? · instrumental | Between · between who / what? · između koga / čega? · genitive |
|---|---|---|
| međuamong a group |
Osećam se dobro među prijateljima.
among friends
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— |
| izmeđubetween A and B | — |
Stoji između dve zgrade.
between two buildings
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5 · One job in this course
These prepositions have one main job here — job in the middle, example on the right.
| Prep | Job · EN question · SR question · case | Example · you say |
|---|---|---|
| krozthrough | Through · through what? · kroz šta? · accusative |
Idem kroz park.
through the park
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| uzup / along | Up / along · along what? · uz šta? · accusative |
Idem uz stepenice.
up the stairs
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| nizdown | Down · down what? · niz šta? · accusative |
Trčim niz ulicu.
down the street
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| zafor / after | For / after · for what? · za šta? · accusative |
Idem za hleb.
to get bread
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| izout of | Out of · out of what? · iz čega? · genitive |
Izlazim iz kuće.
out of the house
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| odfrom (person/source) | From · from who / what? · od koga / čega? · genitive |
Knjiga je od Marka.
from Marko
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| doas far as / until | As far as / until · up to what? · do čega? · genitive |
Idem do škole.
as far as school
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| kodat someone’s | At someone’s · at whose place? · kod koga? · genitive |
Spavam kod bake.
at grandma’s
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| okoaround | Around · around what? · oko čega? · genitive |
Šetamo oko kuće.
around the house
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| bezwithout | Without · without who / what? · bez koga / čega? · genitive |
Kafa bez šećera.
coffee without sugar
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| zbogbecause of | Because of · because of what? · zbog čega? · genitive |
Ostajem zbog kiše.
because of the rain
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| ispredin front of | In front of · in front of what? · ispred čega? · genitive |
Čekam ispred škole.
in front of school
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| izabehind | Behind · behind what? · iza čega? · genitive |
Auto je iza kuće.
behind the house
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| poredbeside | Beside · beside who / what? · pored koga / čega? · genitive |
Sedi pored mene.
beside me
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| osimexcept | Except · except who / what? · osim koga / čega? · genitive |
Svi osim tebe.
everyone except you
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| oabout | About · about who / what? · o kome / čemu? · locative |
Pričamo o filmu.
about the film
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| priat / during | At / during · during what? · pri čemu? · locative |
Pri radu ne pričaj.
during work
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| k / katoward | Toward · toward who / what? · kome / čemu? · dative |
Idem k prijatelju.
to my friend
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| premaattitude / according to | Toward / according to · toward who? / according to what? · prema kome / čemu? · dative |
Ljubazan je prema deci.
kind toward children
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| nasuprotopposite | Opposite · opposite who / what? · nasuprot kome / čemu? · dative |
Sedi nasuprot meni.
opposite me
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| zahvaljujućithanks to | Thanks to · thanks to who / what? · zahvaljujući kome / čemu? · dative |
Zahvaljujući tebi, uspeo sam.
thanks to you
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Pick the phrase you’d actually say. Don’t start from the case name.
Izaberi izraz koji bi rekao/la. Ne počinji od imena padeža.
Complete with the ready phrase — same collisions, faster.
Dopuni spremnim izrazom.
Šta si naučio/la · What you learned
You finished all preposition lessons in this course. Svaka čast · Well done!