The Instrumental Case in Serbian grammar, or ‘Instrumental’ as it is more commonly referred to, is used to express that something is done ‘with’ or ‘by’ someone or something. This case answers questions like “with whom?” or “by what?”. The feminine, masculine, and neuter nouns all have different endings in the Instrumental Case. These rules will be practiced through the following exercises.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the right words in the Instrumental Case
*Ona piše *olovkom* (pencil).
*Ja idem *autom* (car).
*Srećan sam *njom* (her).
*Putujem *autom* (car).
*On je došao *taksijem* (taxi).
*Ova košulja je izrađena *pamukom* (cotton).
*Kuća je izgrađena *kamenjem* (stones).
*Ona češlja kosu *češljem* (comb).
*Ja putujem *avionom* (plane).
*Knjiga je napisana *perom* (pen).
*On se bori *pesnicama* (fists).
*Ona je igrala *narodnjacima* (folk dances).
*Hodam *svetlošću* (light).
*Kuhala je *loncem* (pot).
*Pijem *čašom* (glass).
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions in Serbian in the Instrumental Case
*Ona razgovara *njim* (him).
*Ja srećem njega *kaficem* (cafe).
*Igra se *njim* (it).
*Ja se igram *njim* (it).
*Ona hoda *psom* (dog).
*Idem u školu *autobusom* (bus).
*On je otišao *taksijem* (taxi).
*Ja putujem *vozom* (train).
*Ona čita *knjigom* (book).
*Oni se igraju *loptom* (ball).
*Ja se bavim *sportom* (sport).
*On dolazi *motorom* (motorcycle).
*Ona se vozi *biciklom* (bicycle).
*Ja jedem *viljuškom* (fork).
*On je došao *biciklom* (bicycle).
