⚙️ 6 | 2 | Lekcija 2: Ti si mi u mislima – Gramatika

Dr. Frane Karabatić

Cjelina 6: Pokloni i suveniri

⚙️ 6 | 2 | Lekcija 2: Ti si mi u mislima – Gramatika

The Dative case forms of personal pronouns

Personal pronouns in the Dative case have stressed and unstressed forms. The unstressed form will always be placed between the verb and direct object. For example: Pripremam joj juhu. (I am preparing a soup for her.). The stressed form will be placed at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. It serves to emphasize the information. For example: Njoj ću pokloniti knjigu. (I will give her a book.)

Stressed and Unstressed Forms of Personal Pronouns in the Dative

Nominative	Dative – stressed form	Dative – unstressed form	English
ja	meni	mi	to me
ti	tebi	ti	to you
on/ona/ono	njemu	mu	to him
ona	njoj	joj	to her
mi	nama	nam	to us
vi	vama	vam	to you (all)
oni/one/ona	njima	im	to them

Verbs With the Dative Case

The following verbs in Croatian are often used with indirect objects (to whom? for whom?) in the Dative case, as well as with direct objects in the Accusative case.

Verb	Indirect object	Direct object	English
pokloniti	meni	poklon	to give me a gift
spremiti	mi	juhu	to make me a soup
kupiti	tebi	knjigu	to buy you a book
dati	ti	poklon	to give you a gift
pokazati	njoj	grad	to show her the city
napraviti	joj	čaj	to make her a tea
pisati	njemu	pismo	to write him a letter
slati	mu	paket	to send him a package

Expressions:

In this Unit so far, you have also encountered several phrases when expressing gratitude, willingness to help, and/or asking for help. All these phrases also use the Dative (marked in bold).

Hvala ti puno. [Thank you so much.]
Drago mi je da ti mogu pomoći. [I am glad I can help you.]
Potreban mi je tvoj savjet. [I need your advice.]

6.2.2 Zadatak 1: Kome pokloniti?

Read the following sentences and mark who is the intended recipient. On ili ona?

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6.2.2 Zadatak 2: Kome?

Read the following sentences and mark who is the intended recipient.

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6.2.2 Zadatak 3: Pokloni

Read the sentences and decide what is the most appropriate pronoun replacement for each recipient. In other words, replace the noun with the appropriate pronoun: to him, to her, to them. Write your answers in Croatian. For example: I will give a box of chocolate to my mother. / to her .

6.2.2 Zadatak 4: Pokloni za obitelj

Read the following sentences carefully about what to give to certain family members. Answer the questions below.

Rečenice:

Darovat ću mlađoj sestri čokoladu.
Darovat ću starijoj sestri parfem.
Darovat ću dragoj mami maramu.
Darovat ću mlađem bratu kartu za utakmicu.
Darovat ću starijem bratu karte za utakmicu.
Darovat ću dragom tati kravatu.
Darovat ću dobrom bratu knjigu.

6.2.2 Zadatak 5: Kome pokloniti?

Read the following sentences and choose who is the intended recipient.

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