10 | 1 | Lekcija 1: Šetnja gradom

| The Prepositions OD–DO (from–to)

The meaning of these prepositions is:

They are used to indicate

The expression Od jutra do sutra is a very common expression among the locals. It indicates that someone [works] all day and all night long (lit. from the morning until the next day).

These two prepositions always go with the Genitive case.

Both prepositions can also be used independently:

10.1 Zadatak 1. Od - do

10.1 Zadatak 2. Kamo idu?

Complete the sentences by using the most appropriate word from a word bank. Be careful, you need to change the noun form into the Genitive case. If more than one option is possible, choose only one. Word bank: trgovina, knjižnica, baka, centar, grad, djed, stan.

| The Imperative of BITI

The imperative form of the verb biti (to be) is formed in the following way. At this point, take the form as it is.

The meaning of the biti imperative indicates your command to someone to be [something – such as ready, good, etc.]. For example, children hear this command while growing up. They very often hear parents say: Budi dobar! / Budi dobra! It simply means, be good (behave well).

10.1 Zadatak 3. Budi dobar!

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