Describing people and how things are
Descriptions agree with the described noun: , , , . A person is , hair . Grammatical noun gender differs from the learner’s own sex.
Use have for appearance: , . and are plural; is singular as a mass of hair. The word means beard.
asks what something is like and agrees with the noun: . Learn useful contractions as whole phrases rather than converting every English question word literally.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Luka is tall. | ||
| Luka is tall. | ||
| Mira is short. | ||
| Mira is short. | ||
| The hair is black. | ||
| The hair is black. | ||
| The eyes are brown. | ||
| The eyes are brown. | ||
Luka je visok.Luka is tall.
Mira je niska.Mira is short.
Kosa je crna.The hair is black.
Oči su smeđe.The eyes are brown.
Luka ima kovrčavu kosu.Luka has curly hair.
Mira ima naočale.Mira wears glasses.
Kakav je stan?What is the flat like?
Ja sam visok.I am tall.
Ja sam visoka.I am tall.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Luka is tall.
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Mira is short.
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The hair is black.
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The eyes are brown.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Luka je .
Luka is tall.
Mira je .
Mira is short.
Kosa je .
The hair is black.
Oči su .
The eyes are brown.
Luka ima kovrčavu .
Luka has curly hair.
Mira ima .
Mira wears glasses.
je stan?
What is the flat like?
Ja sam .
I am tall.
Ja sam .
I am tall.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Kosa je .
The hair is black.
Oči su .
The eyes are brown.
Luka ima kovrčavu .
Luka has curly hair.
Mira ima .
Mira wears glasses.
je stan?
What is the flat like?
Ja sam .
I am tall.
Ja sam .
I am tall.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Luka is tall.
Mira is short.
The hair is black.
The eyes are brown.
Luka has curly hair.
Mira wears glasses.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Luka is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Luka is tall.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Mira is short.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Mira is short.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The hair is black.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The hair is black.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The eyes are brown.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The eyes are brown.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
