A1 · 初級 チャプター 10

The Genitive Case: Possession and Absence

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Master the art of possession, negation, and relationship building in Croatian.

  • Identify the Genitive case markers for different noun genders.
  • Express absence using the 'Nema' construction.
  • Use essential prepositions to describe locations and origins.
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学べること

Discover the Genitive case, used to express possession, 'of' relationships, and negation. This case is crucial for describing relationships between nouns.

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 Genitive case for basic nouns.

ヒントとコツ (4)

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Listen for the -a

When you hear a noun ending in -a, check if it's possession or absence.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Case for Possession ('of', 's) (Čiji? Koga? Čega?)
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Check the verb

If the verb is 'nemati', the object is almost always Genitive.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Endings for Masculine Nouns
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Listen for the -e

When listening to native speakers, listen for the -e ending. It's a clear marker of the Genitive.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Endings for Feminine Nouns
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Check the gender

Always check if the noun is neuter before adding -a.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Endings for Neuter Nouns

重要な語彙 (5)

nema there is no od from do to/until bez without stola of the table

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Review Summary

  • Owner + Noun
  • Nema + Genitive

よくある間違い

After 'nema', the noun must be in the Genitive case.

Wrong: Nema kruh.
正解: Nema kruha.

Possession requires the Genitive ending -a.

Wrong: Knjiga Marko.
正解: Knjiga Marka.

Numbers 2, 3, and 4 require Genitive singular.

Wrong: Dva stol.
正解: Dva stola.

Next Steps

You are making amazing progress! Keep practicing the Genitive case, it will become second nature.

Label items in your room using Genitive

クイック練習 (10)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kraj mora.
Preposition 'kraj' needs Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Endings for Neuter Nouns

Fill in the correct form.

Idem do ___ (trgovina).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: trgovine
Genitive of trgovina is trgovine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions Governing Genitive (od, do, iz, bez, pored)

Select the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ovo je auto Marka
Possession requires Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Case for Possession ('of', 's) (Čiji? Koga? Čega?)

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Bez šećer, molim.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bez šećera
Preposition 'bez' takes Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Case for Possession ('of', 's) (Čiji? Koga? Čega?)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Nema novac.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Genitive ending.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive for Negation of Existence (Nema...)

Fill in the correct form.

Nemam ___ (voda).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vode
Negation requires Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Case for Possession ('of', 's) (Čiji? Koga? Čega?)

Correct the sentence: Nemam prijatelj.

Find and fix the mistake:

Nemam prijatelj.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nemam prijatelja
Negation requires Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Endings for Masculine Nouns

Fill in the correct form.

Nemam ___ (selo).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: sela
Negation requires Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Endings for Neuter Nouns

Choose the correct preposition.

Pijem čaj ___ šećera.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: bez
Bez takes Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions Governing Genitive (od, do, iz, bez, pored)

Which is correct?

Ovo je auto moje ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: sestre
Possession requires Genitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Genitive Endings for Feminine Nouns

Score: /10

よくある質問 (6)

It depends on the gender. Masculine/Neuter take -a, Feminine takes -e.
No, only for possession, absence, and specific prepositions.
Croatian uses cases to show the function of a word in a sentence.
No, all genders have a Genitive case, but the endings differ.
It is the grammatical rule for feminine nouns in the Genitive case.
For feminine nouns ending in -a, yes.