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The Nominative Case: Subjects and Naming

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Master the Nominative case to name the world around you and identify who is doing what.

  • Identify the base form of nouns and adjectives.
  • Apply correct singular and plural endings to match your subjects.
  • Construct simple sentences using the nominative case for naming and descriptions.
Name it, describe it, own the Nominative!

你将学到什么

Understand the Nominative case, which is used for subjects of sentences and for naming things. This is the base form of nouns and adjectives.

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 use singular and plural nominative nouns to name objects and people.

技巧与窍门 (4)

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Dictionary Check

Always look up the noun in its Nominative form in the dictionary.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case for Nouns (Nomen)
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Check the noun

Always look at the noun first. If it ends in -a, the adjective must end in -a.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case for Adjectives: Agreement with Nouns
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Check the Gender

Always know the gender of the noun before making it plural.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Plural Endings for Nouns
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Gender First

Always identify the noun's gender before picking the adjective ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Plural Endings for Adjectives

核心词汇 (5)

stol table lijep beautiful prijatelji friends novi new jesu are

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Review Summary

  • Noun (base form)
  • Subject + biti + Noun/Adj

常见错误

You used the Accusative case instead of Nominative for a predicate noun. After 'biti', always use Nominative.

Wrong: On je studenta.
正确: On je student.

Stol is masculine, so the adjective must be masculine (lijep).

Wrong: Lijepa stol.
正确: Lijep stol.

The subject must match the plural verb 'su'.

Wrong: Prijatelj su.
正确: Prijatelji su.

Next Steps

You've successfully unlocked the core of Croatian grammar! Keep practicing, and it will soon feel like second nature.

Label 10 items in your room using sticky notes in Nominative.

Continue to: The Accusative Case: Direct Objects

快速练习 (10)

Fill in the blank.

___ prijatelji su ovdje.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dobri
Masculine plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Plural Endings for Adjectives

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Oni radim.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Oni rade
3rd person plural ends in -e.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Subject-Verb Agreement in Nominative

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Veliko pas.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Veliki pas
Pas is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case for Adjectives: Agreement with Nouns

Choose the correct form.

___ žene plešu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Lijepe
Feminine plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Plural Endings for Adjectives

Fix the sentence: 'Stols su ovdje.'

Find and fix the mistake:

Stols su ovdje.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Stolovi su ovdje.
Remove the English 's'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Plural Endings for Nouns

Fill in the correct form.

___ je stol.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ovo
Ovo is the neutral pronoun for 'this'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case for Nouns (Nomen)

Which is correct?

___ su na stolu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Knjige
Nominative plural is needed for the subject.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Plural Endings for Nouns

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: Using Nominative for Predicate Nouns/Adjectives

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Lijepa kuća.
Kuća is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case for Adjectives: Agreement with Nouns

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Vidim stol-a.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vidim stol.
Stol is the object, but Nominative/Accusative are the same.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominative Case for Nouns (Nomen)

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常见问题 (6)

It is the base form of a noun used for subjects.
It is the form found in the dictionary.
They change to show which noun they are modifying, making sentences clearer.
You should check the dictionary. Most nouns ending in a consonant are masculine.
It helps with pronunciation for shorter nouns.
No, it is the irregular plural of 'čovjek'.
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