Giving gifts and choosing things
takes accusative for a recipient or purpose: . Giving can use a dative directly: . Feminine names in -a often have dative -i; do not leave every name unchanged.
Useful choices are with a masculine noun or with a feminine one. can make too: , . It is not a verb tense marker.
is half. The large sketchbook is28euros, the small12. Sharing the large one is14each. refer to the possessor but their endings agree with the thing possessed.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| The gift is for Lana. | ||
| The gift is for Lana. | ||
| I give Lana a book. | ||
| I give Lana a book. | ||
| I want the big sketchbook. | ||
| I want the big sketchbook. | ||
| The small sketchbook is too small. | ||
| The small sketchbook is too small. | ||
Dar je za Lanu.The gift is for Lana.
Dajem Lani knjigu.I give Lana a book.
Želim veliki blok.I want the big sketchbook.
Mali blok je premalen.The small sketchbook is too small.
Plaćam pola.I pay half.
Veliki je dvadeset osam eura.The big one is twenty-eight euros.
Ovo je njezin dar.This is her gift.
Ovo je njegov dar.This is his gift.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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The gift is for Lana.
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I give Lana a book.
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I want the big sketchbook.
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The small sketchbook is too small.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Dar je za .
The gift is for Lana.
Dajem knjigu.
I give Lana a book.
Želim blok.
I want the big sketchbook.
Mali blok je .
The small sketchbook is too small.
Plaćam .
I pay half.
Veliki je dvadeset eura.
The big one is twenty-eight euros.
Ovo je dar.
This is her gift.
Ovo je dar.
This is his gift.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Želim blok.
I want the big sketchbook.
Mali blok je .
The small sketchbook is too small.
Plaćam .
I pay half.
Veliki je dvadeset eura.
The big one is twenty-eight euros.
Ovo je dar.
This is her gift.
Ovo je dar.
This is his gift.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
The gift is for Lana.
I give Lana a book.
I want the big sketchbook.
The small sketchbook is too small.
The big one is twenty-eight euros.
This is her gift.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
The gift is for Lana.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The gift is for Lana.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I give Lana a book.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I give Lana a book.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I want the big sketchbook.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I want the big sketchbook.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The small sketchbook is too small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The small sketchbook is too small.
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
