Bosnian Gender

Welcome to the fifth Bosnian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Bosnian to help you practice your daily phrases.

man čovjek

woman žena

husband suprug

wife supruga

boy dječak

girl djevojčica

father otac

mother majka

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Bosnian
my son is a student [masculine + noun] moj sin je student
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] njezina kćer je studentica
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] on ima visokog brata
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] ona ima visoku sestru
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] njegova braća su mladi
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] njegove sestre su mlade

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son sin

daughter kći

brother brat

sister sestra

grandfather djed

grandmother baka

child dijete

children djeca

Expressions in Bosnian

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Bosnian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Bosnian
What do you mean? kako to mislite?
I don't understand ne razumijem
I don't know ne znam
What is that called in Bosnian? kako se to kaže na hrvatskom?
What is this? što je ovo?
What does that word mean in English? što ova riječ znači na engleskom?
Sorry (if you made a mistake) žao mi je

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