LingoflyThe question through li and da li
Intonation alone can carry a question. The exact form puts the particle li right after the verb: Imate li vode? For example: “Да ли је далеко?” (Da li je daleko) — Is it far? A rule from the Serbian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Intonation alone can carry a question. The exact form puts the particle li right after the verb: Imate li vode?
In conversation you will more often hear da li at the front of the sentence. Nothing has to move for it: Da li razumeš?
Both are correct everywhere. Start with the second one — there is nothing in it to get wrong.
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Li vs da li in Serbian?
In conversation you will more often hear da li at the front of the sentence. Nothing has to move for it: Da li razumeš?
Govorite li or da li govorite?
In conversation you will more often hear da li at the front of the sentence. Nothing has to move for it: Da li razumeš?
How to ask a question in Serbian?
Intonation alone can carry a question. The exact form puts the particle li right after the verb: Imate li vode?
Is li needed if the intonation is there?
Both are correct everywhere. Start with the second one — there is nothing in it to get wrong.
What does it look like in a Serbian example sentence?
“Да ли је далеко?” (Da li je daleko?) — Is it far? A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.