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Pronouns in Serbian

26 words in Serbian on the topic “pronouns”: ја (ja) — I, ти (ti) — you (informal), ви (vi) — you (formal or plural), он (on) — he. 26 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

26 words on the topic

  • ја
    ja
    I
    Often dropped in speech: the verb ending already says who acts, so ja appears only for emphasis — like Italian io or Spanish yo.
  • ти
    ti
    you (informal)
    Usually dropped too, since the verb ending names the person. Keep it when contrasting: ja radim, a ti spavaš — "I work and you sleep".
  • ви
    vi
    you (formal or plural)
    Serbs capitalize polite Vi in writing. One word for a group and for one respected stranger — the same double duty English "you" does.
  • он
    on
    he
    Plural forms keep gender: oni for men or a mixed group, one for women, ona for things.
  • она
    ona
    she
    Watch the plural trap: ona is "she", but one is "they" about women, and a plural ona means "they" about things.
  • ми
    mi
    we
    Stress splits the word: stressed MI is "we" (mi idemo), while the little unstressed mi means "to me" (drago mi je).
  • они
    oni
    they
    For men or a mixed group only; women are one, things are ona. The plural does not merge genders the way English "they" does.
  • мој
    moj
    my
    Behaves like an adjective: it agrees in gender and case — moja kuća "my house", mog brata "of my brother".
  • твој
    tvoj
    your (informal)
    Declines exactly like moj. The polite vaš is written Vaš with a capital V when addressing one person respectfully.
  • наш
    naš
    our
    Not to be confused with nas, the "us" form of mi — a single letter s-with-hachek (š) separates "our" from "us".
  • ваш
    vaš
    your (formal or plural)
    Written Vaš with a capital in polite letters and emails, matching polite Vi. Also simply "your" when talking to a group.
  • његов
    njegov
    his, her, their
    Serbian keeps the distinction his/her/their makes: njegov, njen, njihov — and all three still decline like adjectives.
  • свој
    svoj
    one's own
    Compulsory when the owner is the subject of the sentence: uzeo je svoj kofer — he took his OWN suitcase; njegov kofer would point at someone else's.
  • сам
    sam
    myself
    Spelled like sam ("I am") — word order separates them: ja sam to uradio sam, "I did it myself", has both in one sentence.
  • сав
    sav
    the whole
    Genders: sav, sva, sve. The neuter sve is the one you hear most — sve vreme, "the whole time".
  • свако од
    svako od
    each of
    Od ("of, from") pulls the of-form after it: svako od nas, svako od njih — "each of us, each of them".
  • било који
    bilo koji
    any
    Literally "whichever it was". The second part does the declining: bilo kojeg, bilo kojim — "of any, with any".
  • овај
    ovaj
    this
    Three steps, like in Spanish: ovaj by me, taj by you, onaj over there. Distance measured from the speaker.
  • онај
    onaj
    that
    The farthest of the three steps. Not to be confused with on, "he" — the difference is the tail.
  • такав
    takav
    such
    Changes with gender: takav, takva, takvo. In exclamations it gets a boost from toliko.
  • други
    drugi
    other
    The same word means "second". The noun drug is a pal or comrade; the address druže still recalls socialist Yugoslavia.
  • никакав
    nikakav
    not any
    Demands a second negation at the verb: nemam nikakav problem — "I do not have any problem at all". Double negation is compulsory.
  • неко
    neko
    someone
    About a person only. It declines: nekoga, nekome.
  • нешто
    nešto
    something (a thing)
    About a thing, not a person. Before an adjective it means "somewhat": nešto skuplje — "a bit pricier".
  • нико од
    niko od
    none of
    Also with double negation: niko od njih ne govori — "none of them speak". Without the second ne the sentence is wrong.
  • ништа
    ništa
    nothing
    The verb next to it must carry ne: ništa ne razumem — "I understand nothing". Both nema na čemu and ništa serve as "you are welcome".

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How it sounds in a sentence

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What is worth knowing about these words

ја (ja) — I. Often dropped in speech: the verb ending already says who acts, so ja appears only for emphasis — like Italian io or Spanish yo.

ти (ti) — you (informal). Usually dropped too, since the verb ending names the person. Keep it when contrasting: ja radim, a ti spavaš — "I work and you sleep".

ви (vi) — you (formal or plural). Serbs capitalize polite Vi in writing. One word for a group and for one respected stranger — the same double duty English "you" does.

он (on) — he. Plural forms keep gender: oni for men or a mixed group, one for women, ona for things.

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Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.

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How to learn the set instead of just reading it

I, you, we, they. There is a handful of them, they turn up in every sentence, and politeness rides on them: most of these languages keep a formal “you” apart from a familiar one, and choosing the wrong one is noticed faster than a mispronounced word.

A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.

Frequently asked

How do you say “I” in Serbian?

«ја» (ja), read “ja”. Often dropped in speech: the verb ending already says who acts, so ja appears only for emphasis — like Italian io or Spanish yo. It is one of 26 words in the set “pronouns” — the rest are in the table above.

How many pronouns do you need to start?

The whole set on this page is 26 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.

Is there audio?

Yes, 26 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.

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