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Asking Simple Questions and Basic Verbs

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O que você vai aprender

Learn to form simple questions and use a few common verbs like 'to be' and 'to have'. This chapter helps you start constructing basic sentences.

Dicas e truques (4)

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Drop the pronoun

You don't need to say 'Ja' every time. 'Sam gladan' is perfectly fine.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'Biti' (To Be) in Present Tense
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Drop the pronouns

You don't need to say 'Ja' every time. 'Imam' is enough.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'Imati' (To Have) in Present Tense
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Drop the pronoun

Once you know who you are talking about, drop the 'Ja' or 'Ti' to sound more natural.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Forming Simple Statements
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Listen to the radio

Listen to Croatian radio to hear how they use intonation in real time.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking Yes/No Questions with Intonation

Prática rápida (10)

Choose the correct question form.

___ li hrvatski?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Govoriš
2nd person singular question.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Forming Simple Statements

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ti sam sretan.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ti si sretan.
Second person singular is 'si'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'Biti' (To Be) in Present Tense

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Do ti si gladan?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ti si gladan?
No 'do' in Croatian.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking Yes/No Questions with Intonation

Fill in the correct verb form.

Ja ___ (raditi) u Zagrebu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: radim
1st person singular.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Forming Simple Statements

Which is the correct question?

a) Ti si gladan. b) Ti si gladan?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
The question mark and rising tone are needed.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking Yes/No Questions with Intonation

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ne imam auto.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nemam auto
Negative prefix attached.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'Imati' (To Have) in Present Tense

Fill in the blank with Tko or Što.

___ je to?

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

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Question Words: Tko? Što? (Who? What?)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ja do ne radim.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ja ne radim
No 'do'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Negation with 'Ne'

Choose the correct form.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ne radim
Separate words.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Basic Negation with 'Ne'

Fill in the correct form of 'biti'.

Ja ___ student.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: sam
First person singular is 'sam'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Verb 'Biti' (To Be) in Present Tense

Score: /10

Perguntas comuns (6)

Yes, usually. The verb form makes it clear who the subject is.
That is the long form, used for emphasis or at the start of a sentence.
No, it's better to drop it.
Add 'ne-' to the front.
Yes, as long as the verb ending makes it clear who the subject is.
It's a grammatical rule in Croatian to keep the negation particle attached to the verb.
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