mene meni mnom

Personal Pronouns in the Cases

Level 3

The long forms of ja and ti show up after prepositions and when you stress them.

How It Works

You already know the short forms me, te, mi, ti. The long forms are for after prepositions and for stress.

Casejati
genitivemenetebe
dativemenitebi
accusativemenetebe
locativemenitebi
instrumentalmnomtobom

Examples: Amir živi blizu mene (genitive), Selma priča o tebi (locative), Ide sa mnom (instrumental).

Use the long form for stress: Zovi mene, ne njega. Sa mnom is the usual spelling, and s mnom is also written.

The short forms still go in the second place of the clause: Zove me. Use the long form only after a preposition or when you stress the person.

Examples (4)

  1. Amir živi blizu mene.

    Amir lives near me.

    Blizu takes the genitive: mene.

  2. Selma priča o tebi.

    Selma talks about you.

    O takes the locative: tebi.

  3. Hoćeš li ići sa mnom u Travnik?

    Will you go with me to Travnik?

    Sa takes the instrumental: mnom.

  4. Meni je hladno.

    I am cold.

    Meni is the stressed dative.

Common Mistakes

  • Learners keep the nominative after a preposition.

    Idem sa ja.
    Idem sa mnom.

    Sa needs the instrumental: mnom.

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mene meni mnomLevel 3Personal Pronouns in the Cases

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Pronouns have full case forms.

Words in This Pattern

menemenimnomtebetebitobom