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The Accusative Case: Direct Objects

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Master the art of expressing actions and movements with the Croatian Accusative case.

  • Identify direct objects in sentences.
  • Apply correct case endings to nouns and adjectives.
  • Use prepositions to describe movement and direction.
Connect your actions to the world around you.

तुम क्या सीखोगे

Explore the Accusative case, primarily used for direct objects of verbs and after certain prepositions. You'll learn how to express 'whom' or 'what' is being acted upon.

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 identify and form the Accusative case for direct objects.

टिप्स और ट्रिक्स (4)

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Animate check

If it breathes, add -a.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Masculine Animate Nouns
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Check the gender

Always confirm the noun is feminine before changing it to -u.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Feminine Nouns
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Don't overthink

Neuter nouns are the easiest. If it ends in -o or -e, leave it alone!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Neuter Nouns
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Feminine Rule

Always check the last letter. If it's 'a', make it 'u'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions Governing Accusative (u, na, kroz, za)

मुख्य शब्दावली (6)

vidjeti to see prijatelj friend knjiga book selo village lijep beautiful kroz through

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Ordering a Coffee

Review Summary

  • Subject + Verb + Accusative Object

सामान्य गलतियाँ

Feminine nouns ending in -a must change to -u in the accusative.

Wrong: Vidim knjiga.
सही: Vidim knjigu.

While they look the same here, remember that direction requires the accusative case.

Wrong: Idem u školu (Nominative).
सही: Idem u školu (Accusative).

Animate masculine nouns must have the -a ending.

Wrong: Vidim prijatelj.
सही: Vidim prijatelja.

Next Steps

You've done an incredible job mastering the Accusative. Keep practicing and you'll be speaking fluently in no time!

Write 5 sentences about what you see in your room.

Continue to: The Genitive Case: Possession and Absence

त्वरित अभ्यास (10)

Select the correct case.

Idem u ___ (park).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: park
Inanimate masculine stays the same.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Direction with Accusative

Fill in the correct ending for 'kava'.

Ja pijem ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kavu
The object of 'pijem' must be in the accusative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Feminine Nouns

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Idem u posao.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Work is an activity.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions Governing Accusative (u, na, kroz, za)

Fill in the blank.

Vidim ___ (pas).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: psa
Animate masculine needs -a.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Masculine Animate Nouns

Choose the correct form.

Očekujem ___ reakciju.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: brzu
Feminine object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Adjective Agreement

Fix the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Čitam knjiga.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Čitam knjigu.
Knjigu is the correct accusative form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Feminine Nouns

Fill in the blank.

Tražim ___ knjigu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dobru
Feminine object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Adjective Agreement

Fill in the blank.

Vidim lijepu ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kuću
Feminine object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Adjective Agreement

Which sentence is correct?

Choose the correct sentence.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vidim sestru.
Sestru is the correct accusative form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Feminine Nouns

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Idem u trgovini.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Idem u trgovinu
Accusative is for direction.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Direction with Accusative

Score: /10

सामान्य प्रश्न (6)

Yes, all singular feminine nouns ending in -a change to -u.
Plural Accusative is different and usually ends in -e or -a.
It's the standard animate ending.
Most do, but some end in consonants. Those that end in consonants do not change in the accusative.
Plural feminine nouns ending in -a change to -e in the accusative.
Yes, all neuter nouns remain identical to their nominative form in the accusative.
पिछला अध्याय
The Nominative Case: Subjects and Naming
अगला अध्याय
The Genitive Case: Possession and Absence
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