⚙️ 3 | 1 | Lekcija 5: Stambeno pitanje – Gramatika

Dr. Frane Karabatić

Cjelina 3: Moja obitelj

⚙️ 3 | 1 | Lekcija 5: Stambeno pitanje – Gramatika

The verb živjeti

The verb živjeti follows the rules of -jeti verbs that you already encountered. Most likely you will use the verb živjeti in the context of a specific location (I live in Austin, or I live in a house). Remember, when you want to express where you are located, you need to use the Locative case. Endings are listed for you again here.

audio	pronoun	verb form
	ja	živ-im
	ti	živ-iš
	on – ona – ono	živ-i
	mi	živ-imo
	vi	živ-ite
	oni – one – ona	živ-e

Gdje živiš?

masculine Locative	feminine Locative	neuter locative
Živim u stanu.	Živim u kući.	Živim na selu.

3.1.5 Zadatak 1: Gdje živite?

Use the appropriate form of the verb živjeti in order to complete the sentences.

3.1.5 Zadatak 2: Lokacije

🔊 Listen to the dialogue that you encountered in Unit 2. It is a dialogue between Laura and her local friends (Sandra, Davor, and Mario). In the dialogue she asked them where they originally came from. Your task is to use this information in order to answer the set of questions below. Be careful, this time you need to use the Locative case in your answer, together with the appropriate preposition) in order to provide the answer to where they live.

map of Croatia

Transkripcija

Laura:	Recite mi, odakle ste? Jeste li svi iz Zagreba?
Davor:	Ja sam iz Varaždina. Moj tata je iz Varaždina, a moja mama je iz Samobora.
Laura:	Mario, odakle si ti?
Mario:	Ja sam iz Koprivnice. Moj tata je iz Koprivnice, a moja mama je iz Kutine.
Laura:	Sandra, a ti? Odakle si? Jesi li ti iz Zagreba?
Sandra:	Da, moji roditelji su iz Zagreba.

Possessive adjectives – Animate nouns

Possessive adjectives are formed from personal names of people and animals or common nouns denoting people to express that something or someone belongs to them. They have different forms for all three genders, both in singular and plural, depending on the noun following the adjective. These kinds of possessive adjectives (if they come from personal names) are always written with a capital letter (Ivan – Ivanov, Marta – Martin).

MASCULINE GENDER

Masculine nouns add the following endings:

The most common ending for masculine personal names is –ov. (first name) Ivan: Ivanov
If a masculine name ends in: ć, č, đ, dž, j, lj, nj, š, ž, r > personal names will use the ending –ev. (last name) Perić: Perićev

FEMININE GENDER

Feminine nouns add the following endings:

The most common ending for feminine personal names is -a. Feminine nouns lose the –a ending and add –in.
- Ivana – Ivanin; Jelena – Jelenin; Branka – Brankin

❗ Remember – masculine nouns ending in –a (Ante, Nikola, tata, etc.) also use the feminine ending – in for the possessive adjective form (Antin/-a/-o, Nikolin/-a/-o, Andrijin/-a/-o, tatin/-a/-o).

So how does one make the singular and plural forms for both genders? Look at the following chart. Remember, the possessive adjective form of a personal name (Ivan’s bag, Ivan’s table, etc.) depends on the gender of the noun that they are referring to. For example, if Ivan ‘’possesses’’ a table (stol) – the correct form is to say: Ivanov stol. However, if Ivan ‘’possesses’’ a book (knjiga) – the correct form is: Ivanova knjiga.

If something “belongs” to Ivan (male)

noun gender	singular	plural
masculine	Ivanov prijatelj	Ivanovi prijatelji
feminine	Ivanova sestra	Ivanove sestre
neuter	Ivanovo dijete	Ivanova djeca

If something “belongs” to Josipa (female)

noun gender	singular	plural
masculine	Josipin prijatelj	Josipini prijatelji
feminine	Josipina sestra	Josipine sestre
neuter	Josipino dijete	Josipina djeca

3.1.5 Zadatak 3: Tko je to?

Look at the beginning of the sentence and finish it in a logical way. If there are multiple possibilities, choose only one name.

Ines Family Tree

Possessive adjective (animate): Look at the family picture and indicate who is who. You will need to use personal names in the form of a possessive adjective. If more than one option is possible, use only one name.