Cjelina 3: Moja obitelj
🧩 3 | 1 | Lekcija 7: Slika i prilika – Vokabular
My interests
In this lesson you encountered sentences such as:
Zanima me sport
- In this first sentence we used the regular noun in the Nominative case (sport).
Zanima me trčanje.
- In this second sentence, instead of using the verb trčati we used a verbal noun in the Nominative case trčanje. In the sentences that express your interest in something, in Croatian it is more natural to use a noun and not the verb. In other words, just like in English, it is better to say I’m interested in running, rather than I’m interested to run.*
A verbal noun is a noun that is created out of a verb. Only certain verbs can be used to create verbal nouns. There will be more about this topic next semester. Here are some verbs and their verbal noun pairs that you have encountered so far.
| Verb (Eng / Cro) > verbal noun | Verb (Eng / Cro) > verbal noun |
|---|---|
| to sleep: spavati > spavanje | to ski: skijati > skijanje |
| to run: trčati > trčanje | to read: čitati > čitanje |
| to cook: kuhati > kuhanje | to dance: plesati > plesanje |
| to play (an instrument): svirati > sviranje | to jog: džogirati > džogiranje |
❗ As you can see, in order to create a verbal noun, we need to cut the final –ti from the infinitive form of the verb and add –nje (trča-nje).
Izgled (Appearance)
Today we also explored how to talk about someone’s appearance. Now it’s your turn! Based on what we covered in class, complete the task below. How much do you remember about describing hair and eyes?
3.1.7 Zadatak 1: Duga, ravna kosa…
Choose the image that best represents the given sentence.
🧩 Vocabulary list
| Hrvatski | English |
|---|---|
| badminton | badminton |
| crtanje | drawing |
| društvene igre | board games |
| kosa | hair |
| književnost | literature |
| kovrčav | curly |
| kratak | short |
| kuglanje | bowling |
| moda | fashion |
| nositi | to wear |
| oči | eyes |
| plivanje | swimming |
| sličan | similar |
| sport | sport |
| srednja škola | high school |
| srednji rast | average height |
| trčanje | running |
| umjetnost | art |
| videoigre | video games |
| visok | tall |
| vježbanje | exercising |
| zanimati (se) | to be interested in |
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