Travel, timetables and cancellation
Transport can use the instrumental alone: . Do not add companion for ordinary by-train travel. means on foot and does not take an invented noun-case ending.
is return, one way. An object is . is cancelled and agrees with ; says leaves/arrives.
A 24-hour timetable uses . A future plan can use the present with a time word: . This does not require a future verb form in every sentence.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I go by train. | ||
| I go by train. | ||
| I go by bus. | ||
| I go by bus. | ||
| I go by bicycle. | ||
| I go by bicycle. | ||
| I go on foot. | ||
| I go on foot. | ||
Idem vlakom.I go by train.
Idem autobusom.I go by bus.
Idem biciklom.I go by bicycle.
Idem pješice.I go on foot.
Želim dvije povratne karte.I want two return tickets.
Vlak je otkazan.The train is cancelled.
Vlak polazi s drugog perona.The train leaves from platform two.
Povratak je u sedamnaest i četrdeset.The return is at seventeen forty.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I go by train.
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I go by bus.
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I go by bicycle.
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I go on foot.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Idem .
I go by train.
Idem .
I go by bus.
Idem .
I go by bicycle.
Idem .
I go on foot.
Želim dvije povratne .
I want two return tickets.
Vlak je .
The train is cancelled.
Vlak polazi s drugog .
The train leaves from platform two.
Povratak je u i četrdeset.
The return is at seventeen forty.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Idem .
I go by bicycle.
Idem .
I go on foot.
Želim dvije povratne .
I want two return tickets.
Vlak je .
The train is cancelled.
Vlak polazi s drugog .
The train leaves from platform two.
Povratak je u i četrdeset.
The return is at seventeen forty.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I want two return tickets.
The train is cancelled.
The train leaves from platform two.
The return is at seventeen forty.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I go by train.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I go by train.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I go by bus.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I go by bus.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I go by bicycle.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I go by bicycle.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I go on foot.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I go on foot.
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
