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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.

배울 내용

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.

팁과 요령 (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)

핵심 어휘 (6)

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

Real-World Preview

coffee

Ordering a Coffee

Review Summary

  • Subject + Verb + Accusative Object

자주 하는 실수

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

Wrong: Vidim knjiga.
정답: Vidim knjigu.

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

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

Animate masculine nouns must have the -a ending.

Wrong: Vidim prijatelj.
정답: 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

빠른 연습 (10)

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)

Which is correct?

Idem u ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: školu
Movement to school.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Case for Direct Objects (Koga? Što?)

Which is correct?

Kupujem ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mlijeko
Mlijeko is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Neuter Nouns

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 form.

Idem u ___ (škola).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: školu
Feminine -a becomes -u.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Direction with Accusative

Select the correct preposition.

Idem ___ koncert.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: na
Concerts are events.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Direction with Accusative

Select the correct form for 'jabuka'.

Kupujem ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: jabuku
Accusative of jabuka is jabuku.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Feminine Nouns

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 preposition.

Idem ___ koncert.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Events take 'na'.

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

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Idem na kino.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Idem u kino
Kino is an enclosed space.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Direction with Accusative

Score: /10

자주 묻는 질문 (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.
이전 챕터
The Nominative Case: Subjects and Naming
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The Genitive Case: Possession and Absence
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