The Trickiest Case in the Serbian Language (with captions)

[@michaelmartin9447]

I’ve been trying to figure out the context for the dative case for quite some time now. This video helps tremendously and you simplified the dative case clearly. Hvala puno!

[@gospeakserbian]

@@michaelmartin9447 Hvala puno! Drago mi je! (Dative in response intended :))))

[@MiguelLopez-rc9gh]

Hvala!!!

[@Alice_Walker]

Constructing complex sentences is ahead of my learning level but I understood the concept you're explaining here and svida mi se 😅. I'm finding one of the most interesting things about learning another language is the way that it makes me think about how my native language (English) works.

[@gospeakserbian]

@@Alice_Walker Yes, slažem se (=I agree)! New languages open up new perspectives onto other people but also ourselves.

[@catalinilie306]

Isn't it genitive case that expresses possesion?

[@gospeakserbian]

@@catalinilie306 Hi, yes, genitive also expresses possession. Different cases can have the same function. For example, you can say ‘Ovo je drugo dete mog brata’ (= This is my brother’s second child; ‘mog brata’ is genitive) and you can also say ‘Mom bratu je ovo drugo dete.’ (= This is my brother’s second child; ‘mom bratu’ is dative). We achieved the same meaning with two different cases :)