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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.
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O que você vai aprender

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.

Dicas e truques (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)

Vocabulário-chave (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

Erros comuns

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

Wrong: Vidim knjiga.
Correto: Vidim knjigu.

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

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

Animate masculine nouns must have the -a ending.

Wrong: Vidim prijatelj.
Correto: Vidim prijatelja.

Next Steps

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

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Prática rápida (10)

Choose the correct form.

Očekujem ___ reakciju.

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

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Adjective Agreement

Fix the error: Imam auto-a.

Find and fix the mistake:

Imam auto-a.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Imam auto
Inanimate masculine doesn't change.

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

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tražim prilika.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tražim priliku.
Accusative of prilika is priliku.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Feminine Nouns

Complete the sentence: Vidim ___ (knjiga).

Vidim ___.

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

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 animate form.

Ovo je za ___ (prijatelj).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Animate nouns take -a.

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

Fill in the correct ending for 'serija'.

Gledam ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: seriju
Accusative of serija is seriju.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Accusative Endings for Feminine 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 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 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

Score: /10

Perguntas comuns (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.
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