Cjelina 6: Pokloni i suveniri
⚙️ 6 | 4 | Lekcija 2: Peglam karticu – Gramatika
Comparative in Croatian
There are three degrees of comparison in Croatian, just as in English: positive, comparative and superlative.
At this point we will only touch upon the comparative, and we will not discuss it in great detail. More about the comparative degree in the following units. For now we will only talk about two adjectives that appeared in this lesson and their comparative form. Have in mind, there is a specific form for each gender, as in the table below:
| dobar (good) > better | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | bolji | bolji |
| feminine | bolja | bolje |
| neuter | bolje | bolja |
| lijep (nice) > nicer | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | ljepši | ljepši |
| feminine | ljepša | ljepše |
| neuter | ljepše | ljepša |
Comparing two things
When comparing two things, we can express the comparison by forming it in the following way:
(1) Comparative adjective + (2) nego + (3) Nominative noun/pronoun
- Ja sam bolji nego ti. (I am better than you)
- Crvena jakna je ljepša nego crna. (The red jacket is nicer than the black one)
Reflexive pronoun “sebe/se”
As most pronouns in Croatian, the reflexive pronoun has two forms: stressed (sebe) and unstressed forms (se). This pronoun does not have a Nominative case form. Thus, it is always used in one of the remaining Croatian cases. Roughly, the meaning of the pronoun can be translated as “oneself.”
In this module you encountered sentences like: Što ćeš kupiti? – Sebi ću kupiti suvenir. In the second sentence sebe is used in the Dative case to indicate that someone will buy something for themselves. Note that both forms (stressed and unstressed) can be used:
- Sebi ću kupiti suvenir.
- Kupit ću si suvenir.
👨💻 Practice
What did we learn?
6.4.2 Zadatak 1: Kome će kupiti poklon?
Listen to the following sentences and decide for whom Laura will buy the gifts.
6.4.2 Zadatak 2: Što je ljepše?
Listen to the sentences and mark what is nicer according to what the person who speaks says.
6.4.2 Zadatak 3: Što ti se više sviđa?
Read the sentences and decide which comparative form fits grammatically in order to complete the sentences.
6.4.2 Zadatak 4: Odjevni predmeti
Read the end of the sentences and decide which clothing item grammatically fits in order to complete the sentences.
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- The best of the best © All images are in the public domain or under a similar license where attribution is not required.
- Laura, her parents, and her sister © Tako Lako is licensed under a CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) license
- Suit, coat, and jacket © All images are in the public domain or under a similar license where attribution is not required.
