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Possessive adjectives

You already learned about possessive adjectives in your first year of study, but here’s a quick review. Possessive adjectives are formed from geographical names (countries, towns, cities, villages, etc.) and common nouns denoting places to express the notion of belonging to a particular place. They have different endings for all three genders, both in singular and plural, depending on the noun following the adjective:

As you can see, the ending for masculine gender in singular and plural forms is the same! This kind of possessive adjective (if they come from a specific geographical name) is always written in a lower case (e.g., hrvatski jezik). There are three different endings for this kind of possessive adjective:

The first type of ending is the ending -ski.

This is the most common type and is used with all the countries ending in -ska (Francuska, Hrvatska, Švedska) or countries like Rusija, Belgija, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Japan, etc. This ending is also used for most of the general nouns denoting a place (šuma, grad, etc.).

The second type of ending is -čki.

This ending is used with countries ending in -čka (Njemačka, Grčka) or territories that end in -ka (Amerika). This ending is also used if the last sound of the noun is c, k or č. See examples below.

The third type of ending is -ški.

This is used with countries that end in -ška (Norveška, Češka). This ending is also used if the last sound of the noun is: g, h, s, z, š or ž. See examples below.

1.2 Zadatak 1: Kulturna baština

Here are 10 cultural artifacts from various cultures, each accompanied by a short description. Complete the sentences by answering  to which country each cultural artifact belongs to. The first one is done for you. Pay attention to the gender of a noun that a possessive adjective describes. Also pay attention if the noun is singular or plural.

1.2 Zadatak 2: Pisma svijeta

1.2 Zadatak 3: Jezici svijeta

Look at the following flags, it will help you complete the task. Your assignment is to list the languages to the group they belong to. Before we start – what do you know about the English language? Follow the example. It will help you formulate your answer: Hrvatski jezik pripada slavenskoj grupi jezika.