Chapter 05

Question 1

What does the term ‘case’ apply to?

Answer 1

nouns and pronouns

Question 2

When a noun or pronoun is the subject of a sentence, what case is it in?

Answer 2

nominative case

Question 3

When a noun or pronoun is the indirect object of a sentence, what case is it in?

Answer 3

dative case

Question 4

When a noun or pronoun is the direct object of a sentence, what case is it in?

Answer 4

accusative case

Question 5

What does ‘dative’ mean in Latin?

Answer 5

it means ‘to give’

Question 6

What questions can be asked to discover the dative case in a sentence?

Answer 6

(verb +) to whom?; (verb +) to what? (verb +) for whom? (verb +) for what? (verb comes from the sentence in question)

Question 7

What questions can be asked to discover the indirect object of a sentence?

Answer 7

(verb +) to whom?; (verb +) to what? (verb +) for whom? (verb +) for what? (verb comes from the sentence in question)

Question 8

What does the dative case refer to?

Answer 8

to the indirect object in the sentence

Question 9

Is the dative case used with a preposition?

Answer 9

No; but in English this would generally be denoted by the preposition ‘to’.

Question 10

What is the serbian word of ‘to’?

Answer 10

There is no such word. The dative case (of the noun) implies the word ‘to’. Govorim čoveku - I speak to the man.

Question 11

What are the two most common verbs used with the dative case?

Answer 11

‘Speaking to’ and ‘giving to’. Daje ženi ključ - He gives his wife the key. Govorim policajcu istinu - I tell the policeman the truth.

Question 12

How is the masculine singular dative case formed?

Answer 12

Add -u to the end of the word.

Question 13

How is the neuter singular dative case formed?

Answer 13

Add -u to the end of the word.

Question 14

How is the masculine plural dative case formed?

Answer 14

Add -ima to the end of the word.

Question 15

How is the neuter plural dative case formed?

Answer 15

Add -ima to the end of the word.

Question 16

How is the feminine singular dative case formed for words ending in -a?

Answer 16

The final -a becomes -i.

Question 17

How is the feminine singular dative case formed for words ending with a consonant?

Answer 17

The letter -i is added to the end of the word.

Question 18

How is the feminine plural dative case formed for words ending in -a?

Answer 18

The word ends with -ama.

Question 19

How is the feminine plural dative case formed for words ending with a consonant?

Answer 19

The word ends with -ima.

Question 20

What three verbs are used with the dative case that not immediately obvious?

Answer 20

to give help to - pomagati (imp.) pomoći (pf.); to give a promise to - obećavati (imp.) obećati (pf.); to give one’s trust to - verovati (imp.) poverovati (pf.)

Question 21

What case is the verb ‘to help’ used with?

Answer 21

to give help to - pomagati (imp.) pomoći (pf.); Deca pomažu majci. - The children help (their) mother.

Question 22

What case is the verb ‘to promise’ used with?

Answer 22

to give a promise to - obećavati (imp.) obećati (pf.); Devojčica obećava majci da nikad neće da puši. - The little girl promises her mother that she will never smoke.

Question 23

What case is the verb ‘to trust’ used with?

Answer 23

to give one’s trust to - verovati (imp.) poverovati (pf.); Moras da veruješ dečaku: on govori istinu.

Question 24

What case has the locative case merged with?

Answer 24

the dative case

Question 25

What is the locative case used for?

Answer 25

It is to express location, and thus is always used with a preposition.

Question 26

Both locative and dative cases have the same declenations, but one of these is always preceded by a preposition. Which case is this?

Answer 26

the locative case

Question 27

Which case is used with verbs denoting motion?

Answer 27

accusative case. Džon i Anđela idu u hotel.

Question 28

Which case is used with verbs describing static location?

Answer 28

locative case Džon i Anđela su u hotelu.

Question 29

Name the case for each setence. 1: Putujemo u Beograd. 2: Ostajemo tri dana u Beogradu.

Answer 29

1: accusative; 2: locative

Question 30

The names of certain countries etc are not nouns but…

Answer 30

adjectives.

Question 31

What are the three endings for country adjectives.

Answer 31

.-ska; -čka; ška

Question 32

The preposition singular of country adjectives end in what?

Answer 32

.-oj. Engleska - u Engleskoj

Question 33

The declenation of ‘k + i’ become what?

Answer 33

.-ci

Question 34

The declenation of ‘g + i’ become what?

Answer 34

.-zi

Question 35

When a country adjective is used in the locative case it must be declined as what?

Answer 35

They must be declined as adjectives. Nemačka - u Nemačkoj

Question 36

What is the instrumental used for?

Answer 36

It expresses the mean by which an action is carried out. Putujem vozom. Idemo liftom. Pismo ide avionom.

Question 37

How is the instrumental singular formed for all genders?

Answer 37

By adding -om to the end of the word. Putujem sa bratom; sestrom i detetom.

Question 38

The plural endings for instrumental case is the same as what other case?

Answer 38

plural dative case

Question 39

How is the singular masculine instrumental case ending with a soft consonant formed?

Answer 39

By adding -em to the end of the word. Razgovaram s prijateljem.

Question 40

How is the plural masculine instrumental case formed?

Answer 40

Ends with -ima. Idem s prijateljima.

Question 41

How is the plural neuter instrumental case formed?

Answer 41

Ends with -ima.

Question 42

How is the plural feminine instrumental case ending in a consonant formed?

Answer 42

Ends with -ima. Putujem sa stvarima.

Question 43

How is the plural feminine instrumental case ending with the letter -a formed?

Answer 43

Ends with -ama. Putujem s devojkama.

Question 44

What are the rules for using ‘s’ and ‘sa’ in the instrumental case?

Answer 44

There are no rules, except that ‘sa’ tend to be used before similar letters s z etc; or before groups of consonants e.g. sa mnom (with me)