A1 · Principiante Capítulo 18

Possessive Pronouns: Mine, Yours, His, Hers

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Unlock the ability to claim ownership and describe belongings accurately in Croatian.

  • Identify personal possessive pronouns like moj and tvoj.
  • Match possessives to the gender and number of nouns.
  • Use the reflexive pronoun svoj to describe personal ownership.
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Lo que aprenderás

Master possessive pronouns (moj, tvoj, njegov, njezin, etc.) and their agreement with nouns. This allows you to clearly indicate ownership.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly assign possessive pronouns to household objects in simple sentences.

Consejos y trucos (4)

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Check the Noun

Always look at the noun first. If it ends in -a, use the -a possessive.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns: Moj, Tvoj, Njegov, Njezin
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Check the Noun

Always look at the noun after the possessive to decide the ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronoun Agreement (Gender, Number, Case)
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Check the Noun

Always look at the noun after the possessive to decide the ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns: Naš, Vaš, Njihov
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The Mirror Test

If the subject is looking in a mirror, the person they see is 'svoj'. If they look at someone else, it's not 'svoj'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Distinguishing Njegov/Njezin from Svoj

Vocabulario clave (6)

moj my knjiga book svoj one's own auto car prijatelj friend čiji whose

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Review Summary

  • Pronoun + Noun

Errores comunes

Because the subject (On) is the owner, you must use 'svoju' instead of 'njegovu'.

Wrong: On čita njegovu knjigu.
Correcto: On čita svoju knjigu.

Pas is masculine, so it must be 'Moj', not 'Moja'.

Wrong: Moja pas.
Correcto: Moj pas.

You can drop the noun to sound more natural.

Wrong: Čiji je ovo stol? To je moj stol.
Correcto: Čiji je ovo stol? To je moj.

Next Steps

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Práctica rápida (10)

Fill in the correct form of 'čiji'.

___ je ovo auto?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Čiji
Auto is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Possessive Pronouns in Questions

Select the correct possessive.

___ auto je brz.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Naš
Auto is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns: Naš, Vaš, Njihov

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Moj kuća je ovdje.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Moja kuća
Kuća is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns: Moj, Tvoj, Njegov, Njezin

Fill in the blank: ___ (his) posao je težak.

___ posao je težak.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Njegov
Posao is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns: Moj, Tvoj, Njegov, Njezin

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Njihov kuća je velika.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Njihova kuća
Kuća is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns: Naš, Vaš, Njihov

Correct the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Čija je ovo auto?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Čiji je ovo auto?
Auto is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Possessive Pronouns in Questions

Correct the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ja volim moj posao.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ja volim svoj posao.
Subject is 'Ja', owner is 'Ja', so use 'svoj'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Reflexive Possessive Pronoun 'Svoj'

Fill in the blank with the correct form of svoj.

Ja čitam ___ knjigu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: svoju
Subject is 'Ja', owner is 'Ja', so use 'svoju'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Reflexive Possessive Pronoun 'Svoj'

Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'svoj'.

On voli ___ auto.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: svoj
Subject is the owner.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Distinguishing Njegov/Njezin from Svoj

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ja volim svoj auto.
Both 'moj' and 'svoj' are okay, but 'svoj' is preferred.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Distinguishing Njegov/Njezin from Svoj

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Preguntas frecuentes (6)

It changes to agree with the gender of the noun it describes.
Yes, 'auto' is masculine in Croatian.
It changes to match the gender and number of the noun it describes.
Usually, nouns ending in a consonant are masculine, -a are feminine, and -e/-o are neuter.
It changes because it's an adjective that must agree with the noun's gender and number.
Use 'Vaš' for formal situations or plural 'you'. Use 'tvoj' for one friend.
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