Ordering and whose things
The accusative names the direct object. Masculine inanimate stays ; feminine becomes . Say or as complete ordering phrases.
A possessive agrees with the thing: , , . Polite your is , familiar your . Neither changes according to the owner’s sex.
means nice to meet you and is a useful dative-pronoun chunk. means I like it; wishes someone a good meal. Treat these as complete phrases here.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I want coffee. | ||
| I want coffee. | ||
| I want tea. | ||
| I want tea. | ||
| This is my cake. | ||
| This is my cake. | ||
| This is my coffee. | ||
| This is my coffee. | ||
Želim kavu.I want coffee.
Želim čaj.I want tea.
Ovo je moj kolač.This is my cake.
Ovo je moja kava.This is my coffee.
Ovo je moje ime.This is my name.
Ovo je Vaš kolač.This is your cake. (polite)
Ovo je tvoja kava.This is your coffee. (familiar)
Dobar tek!Enjoy your meal!
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I want coffee.
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I want tea.
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This is my cake.
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This is my coffee.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Želim .
I want coffee.
Želim .
I want tea.
Ovo je kolač.
This is my cake.
Ovo je kava.
This is my coffee.
Ovo je ime.
This is my name.
Ovo je kolač.
This is your cake. (polite)
Ovo je kava.
This is your coffee. (familiar)
Dobar !
Enjoy your meal!
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ovo je kolač.
This is my cake.
Ovo je kava.
This is my coffee.
Ovo je ime.
This is my name.
Ovo je kolač.
This is your cake. (polite)
Ovo je kava.
This is your coffee. (familiar)
Dobar !
Enjoy your meal!
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
This is my cake.
This is my coffee.
This is my name.
This is your cake. (polite)
This is your coffee. (familiar)
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I want coffee.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I want coffee.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I want tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I want tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is my cake.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is my cake.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is my coffee.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This is my coffee.
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
