C9 M1 L1 Grammar
9 | Modul 1: Gramatika
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9 | 1 | Lekcija 1: Sport i rekreacija
| Baviti se Instrumental case
In this lesson you encountered phrases such as: (1) Luku zanima plivanje. (2) Luka se bavi košarkom. It is important to distinguish between these two sentences and the verb they contain.
The verb | Meaning | Grammar structure |
Zanimati (se) | Indicates your interest in something (it does not necessarily include your expertise in the field/things you are interested in). | Zanima / Zanimaju personal pronoun in the Accusative noun in the nominative (singular or plural)
Zanima me sport. Zanimaju me sportovi. |
Baviti se | Indicates your engagement in something recreationally and/or professionally. In can be roughly translated with English equivalent of “to be engaged in something and practice it” | Baviti se noun in the instrumental case.
Bavim se sportom. Bavim se tenisom i golfom. |
BAVITI SE | |||||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | ||||
ja | bav-im se | mi | bav-imo se | ||
ti | bav-iš se | vi | bav-ite se | ||
on/-a/-o | bav-i se | oni/-e/-a | bav-e se | ||
9.1 Zadatak 1. Čime se bave?
Choose the appropriate noun that best represents what the picture shows.
slika 1 | slika 2 | slika 3 | slika 4 |
slika 5 | slika 6 | slika 7 | slika 8 |
Now look at the list of the following people and finish the sentences by using the nouns from above. What is their professional occupation? One example is given to you.
9.1 Zadatak 2. Koja je ovo aktivnost?
Look at the following pictures. Each of them shows a certain action. You already know the verbs for these actions. Now, you need to write a verbal noun (example: kuhati – kuhanje) form for each of them. We have already talked about verbal nouns. If you need to refresh your memory, check Unit 7 for more information.
slika 1 | slika 2 | slika 3 | slika 4 |
slika 5 | slika 6 | slika 7 | slika 8 |
Look at the pictures above and finish the sentences. Use a verbal noun in your answers.
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