Cases

Question 1

What questions does the Nominative case answer?

Answer 1

Tko je to? (who is it?)
Što je to? (what is it?)

Question 2

Masculine endings and examples for Nominative case?

Answer 2

Ends with a consonant.
examples: Brat, Zagreb

Question 3

Feminine endings and examples for Nominative case?

Answer 3

-A
e.g., žena, Hrvatska

Question 4

Neuter endings and examples nominative case?

Answer 4

-O, -E
e.g., vino, more

Question 5

What questions does the Genitiv case answer?

Answer 5

Koga? ((to whom does this belong?)whose, for people/animals)
Čega? ((To what does this belong) whose, for things)
(Odakle?) (from where?)

Question 6

Masculine endings in Genitiv case?

Answer 6

-A
e.g.:
Ja sam iz Zagreba.
Ja sam pokraj brata.

Question 7

Feminine endings in Genitiv case?

Answer 7

-E
e.g.
žene, blizu Hrvatske

Question 8

Neuter case endings in the Genitive case?

Answer 8

-A
e.g.,
Vina, blizu Mora, Iz Osla

Question 9

What questions does the Akuzativ case answer?

Answer 9

Koga? (whom?)
Što? (what?)
Gdje? (where?)

Question 10

Masculine case endings in Akuzative case?

Answer 10

-Ø or -A (for people and animals)
e.g.,
Imaš li bicikl?
Imate li brata?
Kuham ručak.

Question 11

Feminine ending in Akuzative case?

Answer 11

-U
e.g.,
Imaš li knjigu?
Imam Sestru.
Idem u Hrvatsku

Question 12

Neuter endings in Akuzativ case?

Answer 12

-O, -E

e.g., Imate li vino?
Imaš li dijete?

Question 13

What pronouns are used in Akuzative case with verbs of movement?

Answer 13

NA, U

Question 14

What verbs of movement use NA and U prepositions?

Answer 14

ići (to go)
putovati (to travel)

Question 15

What case goes with the pronoun ZA (for)? e.g., Poklon za mamu.

Answer 15

Akuzativ case

Poklon za mamu: gift for mom

Question 16

What questions does the Lokativ case answer?

Answer 16

O kome? (about whom?)
O čemu? (about what?)
Gdje (where?) static!

Lokative case is used in situations similar to state of being phrases

Question 17

What prepositions go with Lokativ case?

Answer 17

U, NA, O, PO

Po: all over/around

Question 18

The prepositions, U, NA, O, and PO all may go with what case?

Answer 18

Lokativ case

Question 19

Masculine endings in the Lokativ case?

Answer 19

-U
e.g.,
Ja sam u Zabrebu.
Šetam po parku
Ja pričam o Zagrebu.

Question 20

Feminine endings in Lokativ case?

Answer 20

-I, -OJ
e.g.,
živim u Puli, u Hrvatskoj
Ja pričam o ženi.
Ja šetam po tržnici.

Question 21

In the feminine Lokativ case, which endings change to -OJ?-

Answer 21

-ska
-ška
-čka

e.g., Where do you live?
Španjolska: u Španjolskoj
Češka: u Češkoj
Njemačka: u Njemačkoj

Question 22

Neuter endings in Lokativ case?

Answer 22

-U
e.g.,
O moru
živim u Oslu, na moru.

Question 23

What questions does the Instrumental case answer?

Answer 23

s kim? (with whom?)
s čim? (with what?)
Čime? (by what form of transport?)

Question 24

Masculine endings in the Instrumental case?

Answer 24

-OM, -EM
e.g.,
Idem s Johnom na kavu.
Idem s prijateljem na kavu.

Question 25

Which noun endings in the Instrumental case change to -em?

Answer 25

č, ć, dž, đ, lj, nj, j, š, ž e.g,, Maric: s Maričem tramvaj: tramvajem muž: s mužem

Question 26

What questions does the Dativ case answer?

Answer 26

Komu? (to whom?) Čemu? (to what?) Kamo? (to where?)

Question 27

What prepositions do we use with Dativ case?

Answer 27

K, prema k: with Prema: to (used with places, i.e,, idem prema trgu.)

Question 28

Masculine endings in the dative case?

Answer 28

-U e.g., ldem k liječniku Idem prema trgu

Question 29

Feminine endings in the dative case?

Answer 29

-I, OJ e.g., Idem k sestri. Idem k baki. Idem prema Baškoj.

Question 30

Neuter endings in the dative case?

Answer 30

-U idem k djetetu idem prema moru

Question 32

Dijete (child) is an exception. How do you say this in each case?

Answer 32

Nominativ: dijete Genitiv: djeteta Dativ: djetetu Akusative: dijete Lokativ: djetetu instrumental: djetetom