Family, age and possession
Age uses have: , not an English-style am construction. is feminine accusative; masculine animate accusative.
Sibling relative age is explicit: , older sister; , younger brother. In an object phrase, , . These do not change with the learner’s sex.
Genitive expresses possession after a noun: . Learn as an ongoing duration and as an early past-state chunk before the fuller perfect lesson.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I am thirty years old. | ||
| I am thirty years old. | ||
| I have one older sister. | ||
| I have one older sister. | ||
| I have one younger brother. | ||
| I have one younger brother. | ||
| My sister is older. | ||
| My sister is older. | ||
Imam trideset godina.I am thirty years old.
Imam jednu stariju sestru.I have one older sister.
Imam jednog mlađeg brata.I have one younger brother.
Moja sestra je starija.My sister is older.
Moj brat je mlađi.My brother is younger.
Ja sam mlad.I am young.
Ja sam mlada.I am young.
To je majka moje sestre.That is my sister's mother.
Beba ima šest mjeseci.The baby is six months old.
Croatian past tense uses a form of be with a gender/number participle. Here, are useful past-state chunks; the complete perfect pattern follows at the end of this module.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I am thirty years old.
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I have one older sister.
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I have one younger brother.
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My sister is older.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Imam godina.
I am thirty years old.
Imam jednu stariju .
I have one older sister.
Imam jednog mlađeg .
I have one younger brother.
Moja sestra je .
My sister is older.
Moj brat je .
My brother is younger.
Ja sam .
I am young.
Ja sam .
I am young.
To je majka moje .
That is my sister's mother.
Beba ima šest .
The baby is six months old.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Imam jednog mlađeg .
I have one younger brother.
Moja sestra je .
My sister is older.
Moj brat je .
My brother is younger.
Ja sam .
I am young.
Ja sam .
I am young.
To je majka moje .
That is my sister's mother.
Beba ima šest .
The baby is six months old.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I am thirty years old.
I have one older sister.
I have one younger brother.
My sister is older.
My brother is younger.
I am young.
I am young.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I am thirty years old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I am thirty years old.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I have one older sister.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I have one older sister.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I have one younger brother.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I have one younger brother.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
My sister is older.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
My sister is older.
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
