A1 Collocation Neutral

Čitati novine

To read newspapers

Bedeutung

Reading daily news publications.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

The 'špica' is a Saturday morning ritual where people dress up and go to the city center to drink coffee and read newspapers. Reading 'Slobodna Dalmacija' is almost a religious experience for locals in Split; it's the primary source for local news and Hajduk Split updates. 'Glas Istre' is the dominant regional paper, reflecting the unique bilingual and multicultural identity of the region. The 'osmrtnice' (obituaries) are often the most-read section of the paper in smaller towns, serving as a social bulletin board.

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Use the plural!

Always remember that 'novine' is plural. Even if you have one physical paper, you say 'Čitam novine'.

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Free papers

In Croatia, don't buy a paper if you're going to a cafe. They usually have them for free on a rack or a designated table.

Bedeutung

Reading daily news publications.

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Use the plural!

Always remember that 'novine' is plural. Even if you have one physical paper, you say 'Čitam novine'.

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Free papers

In Croatia, don't buy a paper if you're going to a cafe. They usually have them for free on a rack or a designated table.

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Don't say 'gledati'

If you say 'gledam novine', people will think you are just looking at the advertisements or the weather map.

Teste dich selbst

Fill in the correct form of the verb 'čitati' in the present tense.

Ja svako jutro _______ novine.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: čitam

The subject is 'Ja' (I), so the verb ending must be '-am'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Select the natural way to say 'I am reading the newspaper'.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Čitam novine.

In Croatian, 'novine' is a plurale tantum and is used in the Accusative plural for this phrase.

Match the Croatian phrase with its English meaning.

Match the following:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Čitam novine -> I am reading the paper; Listam novine -> I am flipping through the paper; Pročitao sam novine -> I finished reading the paper; Kupujem novine -> I am buying the paper

These variations show different aspects and actions related to newspapers.

Complete the dialogue in a cafe.

Konobar: Izvolite kavu. Gost: Hvala. Imate li možda _______?

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: novine

In a Croatian cafe, it is very common to ask for the newspapers to read with your coffee.

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Visuelle Lernhilfen

Types of Media

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Tisak

  • Dnevne novine
  • Tjednik
  • Časopis

Aufgabensammlung

4 Aufgaben
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'čitati' in the present tense. Fill Blank A1

Ja svako jutro _______ novine.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: čitam

The subject is 'Ja' (I), so the verb ending must be '-am'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A1

Select the natural way to say 'I am reading the newspaper'.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Čitam novine.

In Croatian, 'novine' is a plurale tantum and is used in the Accusative plural for this phrase.

Match the Croatian phrase with its English meaning. Match A2

Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Čitam novine -> I am reading the paper; Listam novine -> I am flipping through the paper; Pročitao sam novine -> I finished reading the paper; Kupujem novine -> I am buying the paper

These variations show different aspects and actions related to newspapers.

Complete the dialogue in a cafe. dialogue_completion A1

Konobar: Izvolite kavu. Gost: Hvala. Imate li možda _______?

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: novine

In a Croatian cafe, it is very common to ask for the newspapers to read with your coffee.

🎉 Ergebnis: /4

Häufig gestellte Fragen

10 Fragen

It is grammatically possible but sounds very strange to native speakers. Always use the plural 'novine'.

'Novine' is the common word for newspapers. 'Tisak' is a more formal word meaning 'the press' or 'print media'.

Yes, but they often mean they are reading news on their phones. The phrase has adapted to the digital age.

You can say: 'Oprostite, jesu li novine slobodne?' (Excuse me, is the newspaper free/available?)

No, for magazines use the word 'časopis'.

Nationally, '24sata' (tabloid), 'Jutarnji list', and 'Večernji list' are the most read.

Say: 'Pročitao sam to u novinama.'

Yes, but remember to conjugate it: čitam, čitaš, čita...

Yes, it is very common to say 'Čitam novine na mobitelu'.

It is in the Accusative plural.

Verwandte Redewendungen

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listati novine

similar

to flip through the newspaper

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žuti tisak

specialized form

yellow journalism / tabloids

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dnevni tisak

synonym

daily press

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pročitati od korica do korica

builds on

to read from cover to cover

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