Common Nouns in Serbian grammar, also known as “Opšta imenica”, are a fundamental part of the language structure. They are used to name general things, places, people, etc., and do not specify a particular object or person, unlike proper nouns. The common nouns in Serbian have genders (masculine, feminine, neutral) and can be in different cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, instrumental, locative).
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate common nouns related to “people”.
1. Ja sam *učitelj*. (teacher)
2. Moj *brat* je doktor. (brother)
3. Ona je divna *majka*. (mother)
4. On je dobar *prijatelj*. (friend)
5. Ti si moj *sin*. (son)
6. Naša *deca* su mala. (children)
7. Moja *sestra* je umetnik. (sister)
8. Stari *čovek* je bio mudar. (man)
9. Mala*devojčica* je igrala. (girl)
10. Srećna *žena* je pevala. (woman)
11. Veliki *dečak* je skakao. (boy)
12. Moje *dete* voli da crta. (child)
13. Ti si dobra *osoba*. (person)
14. Stariji *muškarac* je nosio kaput. (man)
15. Mlad *student* uči. (student)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate common nouns related to “places”.
1. Posetili smo stari *grad*. (city)
2. Živim u maloj *kući*. (house)
3. Idemo u *školu*. (school)
4. Sastali smo se u *kafiću*. (cafe)
5. Knjiga je na *stolu*. (table)
6. Lopta je pod *krevetom*. (bed)
7. Idemo na *planinu*. (mountain)
8. Putovali smo kroz *šumu*. (forest)
9. Vidim *zgradu* kroz prozor. (building)
10. Ostavi jaknu na *stolici*. (chair)
11. Žurka je u velikoj *sali*. (hall)
12. Idemo u *bioskop* večeras. (cinema)
13. Sedeo sam u *travi*. (grass)
14. Kupili smo hleb u *pekari*. (bakery)
15. Pročitao sam knjigu u *biblioteci*. (library)
