Dates, months and ordinal forms
Dates use an ordinal form for the day and genitive for the month: , . The month table contains the full nominative/genitive set. Birthdays keep these forms whatever the learner’s sex.
Positions use , , . They agree with the noun: , . Dates use forms such as ; longer -oga forms are also correct.
Ask and . The learner’s birthday is10July; Lana’s28March. Possessive nationality/profession nouns in her homework use true learner variants, not generic masculine for Lena.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| My birthday is on the tenth of July. | ||
| My birthday is on the tenth of July. | ||
| Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March. | ||
| Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March. | ||
| This is the first question. | ||
| This is the first question. | ||
| This is the second question. | ||
| This is the second question. | ||
Rođendan mi je desetog srpnja.My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Lanin rođendan je dvadeset osmog ožujka.Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Ovo je prvo pitanje.This is the first question.
Ovo je drugo pitanje.This is the second question.
Ovo je treća stranica.This is the third page.
Rođendan mi je u srpnju.My birthday is in July.
Ja sam zanimljiv.I am interesting.
Ja sam zanimljiva.I am interesting.
Kada ti je rođendan?When is your birthday?
| Month | In a date | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| January | ||
| February | ||
| February | ||
| March | ||
| March | ||
| April | ||
| April | ||
| May | ||
| May | ||
| June | ||
| June | ||
| July | ||
| July | ||
| August | ||
| August | ||
| September | ||
| September | ||
| October | ||
| October | ||
| November | ||
| November | ||
| December | ||
| December | ||
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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My birthday is on the tenth of July.
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Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
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This is the first question.
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This is the second question.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Rođendan mi je srpnja.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Lanin rođendan je dvadeset osmog .
Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Ovo je pitanje.
This is the first question.
Ovo je pitanje.
This is the second question.
Ovo je stranica.
This is the third page.
Rođendan mi je u .
My birthday is in July.
Ja sam .
I am interesting.
Ja sam .
I am interesting.
ti je rođendan?
When is your birthday?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ovo je pitanje.
This is the first question.
Ovo je pitanje.
This is the second question.
Ovo je stranica.
This is the third page.
Rođendan mi je u .
My birthday is in July.
Ja sam .
I am interesting.
Ja sam .
I am interesting.
ti je rođendan?
When is your birthday?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
This is the first question.
This is the second question.
This is the third page.
My birthday is in July.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Lana's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is the first question.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is the first question.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is the second question.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is the second question.
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
