Cjelina 2: Slobodno vrijeme
⚙️ 2 | 1 | Lekcija 3: Što posjetiti? – Gramatika
Nouns and adjectives
We already talked about Accusative forms for singular. Here is the review:
- masculine nouns (not referring to people) are like the Nominative
- feminine nouns: –a → –u
- neuter nouns are like the Nominative
We also talked about adjectives in the Accusative singular form. Their endings match the Accusative singular noun endings — at least for now! Now, let’s investigate the plural forms for nouns and adjectives in the Accusative form.
🪧 Plural Nouns (Accusative)
Now, let’s investigate the plural forms of nouns (masculine, feminine, and neuter gender) in the Accusative case.
- masculine plural nouns end in –e
- feminine plural nouns end in –e
- neuter plural nouns end in –a
Here is an overview with examples.
| Gender | Singular Accusative | Plural Accusative |
|---|---|---|
| masculine (N. stadion) | Moram posjetiti stadion. | Moram posjetiti stadione. |
| feminine (N. palača) | Moram posjetiti palaču. | Moram posjetiti palače. |
| neuter (N. jezero) | Moram posjetiti jezero. | Moram posjetiti jezera. |
👩🏻💻 Practice
What did we learn?
2.1.3 Zadatak 1: Što ima Hrvatska?
Look at the images that can be associated with different historical places and/or natural beauties that we can visit in Croatia. Write the appropriate plural form in order to complete each sentence.
2.1.3 Zadatak 2: Laura i njezino mišljenje
Look at the following text. The text is a modification from our class lesson. It represents Laura’s opinions on Zagreb and San Francisco. Read it carefully and mark all the nouns that are in the Accusative form.
🪧 Plural Adjectives (Accusative)
Adjective endings for the Accusative singular and plural forms are as follows:
| Gender | Singular Accusative | Plural Accusative |
|---|---|---|
| masculine (N. stadion) | Moram posjetiti veliki stadion. | Moram posjetiti velike stadione. |
| feminine (N. palača) | Moram posjetiti veliku palaču. | Moram posjetiti velike palače. |
| neuter (N. jezero) | Moram posjetiti veliko jezero. | Moram posjetiti velika jezera. |
| neuter (N. polje) | Moram posjetiti veliko polje. | Moram posjetiti velika polja. |
👩🏻💻 Practice
What did we learn?
2.1.3 Zadatak 3: Split / Austin
Look at the following text. The text is a modification from our class lesson. It represents James’ opinions on Split and Austin. Read it carefully and mark all the adjectives that are in the Accusative form.
☰The verb IMATI
The verb imati (to have) is one of the most common verbs in Croatian. So far you encountered the verbs biti and zvati se which always go with the Nominative case. However, at this point, when using the verb imati, we will switch to a new Croatian case – the Accusative case.
When we match a subject or subject pronoun to its correct verb form, we conjugate the verb. Like in Spanish (and many other languages), and as you have already seen with the verb “zvati se,” subject pronouns are often regularly omitted in Croatian. When we conjugate Croatian verbs in the present tense, we attach endings to the verb’s stem. These endings indicate which person, or subject, (ja, ti, on/ona/ono, mi, vi, oni/one/ona) is performing the action. In the table below you will see which endings are associated with which persons (i.e., subjects/subject pronouns).
| audio | pronoun | verb form |
|---|---|---|
| ja | im-am | |
| ti | im-aš | |
| on – ona – ono | im-a | |
| mi | im-amo | |
| vi | im-ate | |
| oni – one – ona | im-aju |
👩🏻💻 Practice
What did we learn?
2.1.3 Zadatak 4: Imati
Complete the questions by using the appropriate form of the verb imati.
2.1.3 Zadatak 5: Imaš li…?
Match each question with a logical response based on context.
☰ The verb NEMATI
Usually when we write the negative form of a verb (i.e., when we want to express that someone does not do something), in Croatian we use ne + verb form (as two separate words). However, the verb imati (“to have”) is the exception. Just like the verb “to be” (ja sam – ja nisam), the verb imati in its negative form is written all together.
| audio | pronoun | verb form |
|---|---|---|
| ja | nem-am | |
| ti | nem-aš | |
| on – ona – ono | nem-a | |
| mi | nem-amo | |
| vi | nem-ate | |
| on – one – ona | nem-aju |
👩🏻💻 Practice
What did we learn?
2.1.3 Zadatak 6: Ima ili nema?
Go through the following slides before completing the task. Use the appropriate form of the verb imati in each question. Then, in each answer use the verb imati or nemati, based on the information you have about each city.
