A1 · Débutant Chapitre 11

Interrogative and Demonstrative Pronouns

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of asking questions and pointing out the world around you in Croatian.

  • Identify people and objects using interrogative pronouns.
  • Distinguish between objects nearby and far away using demonstratives.
  • Apply correct grammatical endings to pronouns based on case.
Point, ask, and connect with confidence.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Learn to ask 'who,' 'what,' 'which,' and 'whose' using interrogative pronouns. You'll also master demonstrative pronouns like 'this' and 'that' to point things out.

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: Use 'Tko' and 'Što' to initiate basic inquiries.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the grammar. Just use Tko for people and Što for things.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Interrogative Pronouns: Tko? Što? (Who? What?)
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Check the Noun

Always look at the noun first. If it's feminine, your question word must end in -a.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Interrogative Pronouns: Koji? Kakav? Čiji? (Which? What kind? Whose?)
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Focus on the Verb

Always check what case the verb requires. This will tell you which pronoun form to use.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of Interrogative Pronouns
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Check the Noun

Always look at the noun first to determine gender.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Demonstrative Pronouns: Ovaj, Taj, Onaj (This, That, That over there)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

Tko Who Što What Ovaj This Koji Which Čiji Whose Netko Someone

Real-World Preview

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At the Market

Review Summary

  • Tko/Što + verb

Erreurs courantes

Confusing interrogative 'Koji' with demonstrative 'Ovaj'. Use 'Koji' only for questions.

Wrong: Koji je ovo stol?
Correct: Ovaj stol je moj.

Using 'Tko' (who) for an object instead of 'Što' (what).

Wrong: Tko je to jabuka?
Correct: Što je to jabuka?

Demonstratives must match noun gender. 'Knjiga' is feminine, so use 'Ova'.

Wrong: Ovaj knjiga je dobra.
Correct: Ova knjiga je dobra.

Next Steps

You are doing amazing! Keep questioning, keep pointing, and keep growing.

Label items in your room with their Croatian names and demonstratives.

Continue to: Adjectives: Describing Nouns and Agreement

Pratique rapide (10)

Select the right pronoun.

___ tko zna hrvatski može pomoći.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Netko
Relative clause refers to a person.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indefinite Pronouns (Netko, Nešto)

Choose the correct pronoun.

Želim ___ popiti.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nešto
It's a thing.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indefinite Pronouns (Netko, Nešto)

Choose the correct form.

___ je ovo torba?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Čija
Torba is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Interrogative Pronouns: Koji? Kakav? Čiji? (Which? What kind? Whose?)

Fill in the blank.

___ se dogodilo u gradu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nešto
Events are things.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indefinite Pronouns (Netko, Nešto)

Fill in the blank.

___ stol je moj.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ovaj
Stol is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Demonstrative Pronouns: Ovaj, Taj, Onaj (This, That, That over there)

Fill in the blank.

___ stol je lijep. (This)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ovaj
Stol is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Demonstratives as Adjectives

Choose the correct pronoun.

Vidim ___ ženu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tu
Žena is feminine, accusative is tu.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of Demonstrative Pronouns

Choose the correct pronoun.

___ je to?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tko
Tko is for people.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Interrogative Pronouns: Tko? Što? (Who? What?)

Fill in the blank.

___ auto je moj.

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

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of Demonstrative Pronouns

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Što je tvoj brat?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tko je tvoj brat?
Brother is a person.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Interrogative Pronouns: Tko? Što? (Who? What?)

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

No, always use 'Tko' for people, regardless of number.
It is not wrong, but it is not standard Croatian. Use 'Što' for standard.
They change to agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify.
Usually no. If you don't have a noun, use 'tko' or 'što'.
It changes because it is in the Accusative case, which marks the direct object.
It is not 'wrong' in dialects, but 'Što' is the standard form for formal writing.
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