HVALA PUNO, JA SAM STUDENTICA HRVATSKI, this video has saved my life, I was driving me crazy about the declinations of akusativ case !!! but now I understand very well and the only thing missing is practice and practice!!
Do all masculine accusative words that end in “ci” change to “ke” when in plural? Croatian is such a confusing but fun language to learn and I am sure it will be very rewarding after all the work learning! Thanks again for the helpful content! 😊 The channel is really growing and the website is also very helpful.
@Quokka2008, thank you! I'm glad it has been helpful! As for your question, the short answer is no... The secret is in how the plural is formed. Dječak is N sing, and to make the N plural you would need to add an -i. BUT, if the letters k, g or h come before the letter -i, then those letters change into c, z, s. So, dječak + i becomes dječaci. This is one of the sound changes in Croatian. To show you the difference, you have the noun lovac (hunter, N, sing, masc.). The noun already ends on a -c in the N singular, unlike the noun "dječak". The N plural would be "lovci" (notice the sound change called "disappearing a"), and the Acc. plural would be "lovce" :) I hope this was helpful!
You are very welcome! Unfortunately I don't have any videos on word order. You can find some tips in the videos about verbs and pronous. Others have asked about the word order videos. I hope to get to them soon.
@@learncroatian9135 i really like the sound of your language and i want to be able to speak another foreign language :) what about you, do you speak any other language(s) besides croatian and english? Have a nice friday Ines, Alex
@@odonkor989 That's great, Alex! Croatian is beautiful, indeed! It makes all the hard work worth it :) I speak German and a bit of Spanish and Italian but I'm not as nearly proficient as I would like to be. Learning languages is fun, though! Thanks for your answers :) Have a great weekend, Alex!
@@learncroatian9135 Thank you. My first question is, what do you call Braille (the writing system used by many blind people) in Croatian? My second question has to do with dialects. I know that "nazdravlje" is one word you can use to say "cheers" or it could be said after someone sneezes. So, in the Dalmatian ikavian dialect, is it still "nazdravlje" or is it "nazdravje"? I ask because certain words like "ljubav" would become "jubav" in that dialect. And third question, what do you call a snowman?
@@KathrynSrce3719, these are very specific and interesting questions :) Let me start with translating the words you asked about. Braille would be "Brailleevo pismo" or "brajica". Brajica is a popular term although it's not entirely correct. Snowman is snjegović. :) As for "nazdravlje", you would use this only when someone sneezes, and "u zdravlje" for cheers. The Dalmatian Dialect does tend to lose the "lj" sound and just use the "j" but in the everyday speech I've never noticed they use it like that.
Give an example in English and help me understand the context for accusative. What is it in English? I have to learn Croatian in order to get permanent residence so that I can live with my Croatian wife and child without having to renew my residence every year.
@@ferabie Ferabie, I hope you manage to get your permanent residency... As for accusative, the simplest way is to think of it as a direct object. So, if you say - I see a cat ; a cat is the direct object of your observation. I need money - money again a direct object. All of these are accusative in Croatian.
Hm... Not sure what you're referring to, it could be a typo in the video? Djevojčica N > djevojčicu A, and dječak N > dječaka A would be correct. Is speaking of plural then djevojčice N and djevojčice A is the same and dječaci N would change to dječake A. Dječaki > dječaci is a common sound change that occurs when letters k, g, h come before the letter "i" and they change into c, z, s. DječaK+i > dječaci Dječak + e >dječake (no chage). Was this helpful?
@@learncroatian9135 How come djevojčicu does not take the K from its original singular noun like dječak. I may be wording this incorrectly because I do not know the grammar.
Dobar is masculine adjective in the Nominative form. It changes into "dobrog" when you change it into its Accusative form. This is a good man. - Ovo je dobar čovjek. I see a good man! - Vidim dobrog čovjeka. Does this make sense?
Evo ja sam hrvat pa mi nas akuzativ nije jasan. Tj jedan njegov dio - posvojne zamjenice. Nisu uvijek iste za muski rod ili ja to samo haluciniram. "stavi ogrlicu na mog psa" i " stavi hranu na moj stol". Pas i stol su akuzativi, drukcijeg su nastavka, kao i posvojne zamjenice. Zasto?
Mislim da je hrvatski svakako kompliciran haha! Ovo ti je odlično pitanje! Razlika između imenica "pas" i "stol" jest da da "pas" imenuje živo biće, a "stol" neživo. Tako posvojne zamjenice muškog roda u akuzativu imaju dva oblika - mog (za živo) i moj (za neživo). Zašto bi bilo jednostavno, kad može komplicirano, zar ne? :) Hvala Ti za pitanje!
@@learncroatian9135 ja sam to također pomislio ali nisam bio siguran što sa ženskim rodom. "stavi olovku na moju ženu ili na moju bilježnicu" - nema razlike. Recenice su mi malo besmislene jer nemam neku inspiraciju. Još jedno pitanje. Zašto se lokativ jednostavno ne ukine? Nebitan padež.
@@ckdanekfan3397 Samo posvojne imenice muškog roda imaju taj dvojaki oblik za živo i neživo, nemaju ga ni one u ženskom ni u srednjem rodu. Zašto? Nisam sigurna... Što se lokativa i njegovog ukidanja tiče, kroz razvoj gramatike se špekuliralo o njemu te u nekim gramatikama nije ni postojao (javio se jedan drugi padež ablativ) no zadržao se jer, kao, postoje razlike u naglascima između dativa i lokativa. Vjerujem da ima lingvista koji su se bavili ovim pitanjem u detalje, no nisam upoznata s njihovim radovima.
@@learncroatian9135 pa ne nego meni nije jasno na koji nacin lingvistička znanost dativ i lokativ razdvaja u dvije razlicite deklinacije jer lokativ dolazi s mnogo prijedloga a dativ navodno ne. Zasto se akuzativ onda ne odvoji? Imalo bi isti smisao, jer dolazi sa mnogo prijedloga a ako se nad objektom vrsi izravna radnja, tad ga nema. Stavi ogrlicu na psa i prosetaj psa. Pas je u oba slucaja akuzativ, s prijedlogom i bez. Daj psu i idi prema psu su dativ i lokativ. Nije mi jasno.
HVALA PUNO, JA SAM STUDENTICA HRVATSKI, this video has saved my life, I was driving me crazy about the declinations of akusativ case !!! but now I understand very well and the only thing missing is practice and practice!!
Oh, I'm sooo glad I could help you out! The declinations can be and ARE cray sometimes! Stick to it, though! Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for the informative videos with such a positive attitude! Hvala iz Finska
Hvala Ines, the tables and your explanation was very helpful.
Thank you so much for all your clearly explained videos!
My absolute pleasure! Thank you for tuning in!
Hvala puno za sve!
Do all masculine accusative words that end in “ci” change to “ke” when in plural? Croatian is such a confusing but fun language to learn and I am sure it will be very rewarding after all the work learning! Thanks again for the helpful content! 😊 The channel is really growing and the website is also very helpful.
@Quokka2008, thank you! I'm glad it has been helpful!
As for your question, the short answer is no... The secret is in how the plural is formed. Dječak is N sing, and to make the N plural you would need to add an -i. BUT, if the letters k, g or h come before the letter -i, then those letters change into c, z, s. So, dječak + i becomes dječaci. This is one of the sound changes in Croatian.
To show you the difference, you have the noun lovac (hunter, N, sing, masc.). The noun already ends on a -c in the N singular, unlike the noun "dječak". The N plural would be "lovci" (notice the sound change called "disappearing a"), and the Acc. plural would be "lovce" :)
I hope this was helpful!
@@learncroatian9135 Yes that makes sense now. Hvala :) Great explanation
@@okokok1178 My pleasure! :)
@@learncroatian9135 can you do a video for teach the rule of disappearing a? Please.
@@gabrieledifrancesco4585 yes, of course! I'll put it on the list for future videos 👍
Puno hvala!
Great videos for self learners!
Hvala za sve♥️
Nema na čemu! Moje zadovoljstvo 😉
@@learncroatian9135 👌🏼
Thank you so much for your training videos, they are really helpful and clear. Do you have any videos on word order?
You are very welcome!
Unfortunately I don't have any videos on word order. You can find some tips in the videos about verbs and pronous. Others have asked about the word order videos. I hope to get to them soon.
Thank you very much! Ines, for all you videos.
Do you give private lessons?
You are very welcome! I don't do any private lessons for now, I'm sorry... But I can try to answer any questions 😉
@@learncroatian9135 Thank you Ines
Fola Ines. Ja sam Španjolka i učim Hrvatski. It's not being so easy trip 😂 Your videos are so helpful. Vidimose ;)
I'm thrilled you are here learning with us, Lucia! Keep up the good work. Croatian is a bit hard, but it's also fun, don't you think? :)
Cool, i'm currently learning both (spanish since longer time, croatian since recently). :) btw i'm from Germany
@@odonkor989, that is awesome! What made you want to learn Croatian?
@@learncroatian9135 i really like the sound of your language and i want to be able to speak another foreign language :) what about you, do you speak any other language(s) besides croatian and english?
Have a nice friday Ines,
Alex
@@odonkor989 That's great, Alex! Croatian is beautiful, indeed! It makes all the hard work worth it :)
I speak German and a bit of Spanish and Italian but I'm not as nearly proficient as I would like to be. Learning languages is fun, though!
Thanks for your answers :) Have a great weekend, Alex!
Hi! These are really helpful, thanks for making them! Did you end up making a video about the way that words change in the middle?
Unfortunately I haven't made any new videos in a loooong time 😞
@@learncroatian9135 No worries! I am studying Croatian for 20 hours a week and your videos have been super helpful. Thank you for them! :)
Zdravo Ines! Love your videos. I have some more vocabulary related questions. I know that this is unrelated to this video.
Zdravo, Kathryn! Oh, I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos! Please feel free to ask any questions :)
@@learncroatian9135 Thank you. My first question is, what do you call Braille (the writing system used by many blind people) in Croatian? My second question has to do with dialects. I know that "nazdravlje" is one word you can use to say "cheers" or it could be said after someone sneezes. So, in the Dalmatian ikavian dialect, is it still "nazdravlje" or is it "nazdravje"? I ask because certain words like "ljubav" would become "jubav" in that dialect. And third question, what do you call a snowman?
@@KathrynSrce3719, these are very specific and interesting questions :)
Let me start with translating the words you asked about. Braille would be "Brailleevo pismo" or "brajica". Brajica is a popular term although it's not entirely correct.
Snowman is snjegović. :)
As for "nazdravlje", you would use this only when someone sneezes, and "u zdravlje" for cheers. The Dalmatian Dialect does tend to lose the "lj" sound and just use the "j" but in the everyday speech I've never noticed they use it like that.
@@learncroatian9135 Thank you so much for this. Najbolja si!
@@KathrynSrce3719 You are so very welcome. Hvala! :)
Hvala
Thanks you u r very nice 🥰
Looking very very good molim
Moving from learning Russian would a little bit smoother.
What is the comparable structure of accusative in English? How would I know when it is accusative in other words and why?
Give an example in English and help me understand the context for accusative. What is it in English? I have to learn Croatian in order to get permanent residence so that I can live with my Croatian wife and child without having to renew my residence every year.
@@ferabie Ferabie, I hope you manage to get your permanent residency...
As for accusative, the simplest way is to think of it as a direct object. So, if you say - I see a cat ; a cat is the direct object of your observation. I need money - money again a direct object. All of these are accusative in Croatian.
12:11 djevočicu is not djevočiku but for dječaci you changed it to dječaki, što je to?
Hm... Not sure what you're referring to, it could be a typo in the video? Djevojčica N > djevojčicu A, and dječak N > dječaka A would be correct.
Is speaking of plural then djevojčice N and djevojčice A is the same and dječaci N would change to dječake A.
Dječaki > dječaci is a common sound change that occurs when letters k, g, h come before the letter "i" and they change into c, z, s. DječaK+i > dječaci
Dječak + e >dječake (no chage).
Was this helpful?
@@learncroatian9135 How come djevojčicu does not take the K from its original singular noun like dječak. I may be wording this incorrectly because I do not know the grammar.
Wow, same as Russian .
I did not understand why dobar turns into dobrog. Dobar is already male, so what’s the point of it?
Dobar is masculine adjective in the Nominative form. It changes into "dobrog" when you change it into its Accusative form. This is a good man. - Ovo je dobar čovjek. I see a good man! - Vidim dobrog čovjeka.
Does this make sense?
@@learncroatian9135 da, hvala
Evo ja sam hrvat pa mi nas akuzativ nije jasan. Tj jedan njegov dio - posvojne zamjenice. Nisu uvijek iste za muski rod ili ja to samo haluciniram. "stavi ogrlicu na mog psa" i " stavi hranu na moj stol". Pas i stol su akuzativi, drukcijeg su nastavka, kao i posvojne zamjenice. Zasto?
Mislim da je hrvatski svakako kompliciran haha! Ovo ti je odlično pitanje! Razlika između imenica "pas" i "stol" jest da da "pas" imenuje živo biće, a "stol" neživo. Tako posvojne zamjenice muškog roda u akuzativu imaju dva oblika - mog (za živo) i moj (za neživo). Zašto bi bilo jednostavno, kad može komplicirano, zar ne? :)
Hvala Ti za pitanje!
@@learncroatian9135 ja sam to također pomislio ali nisam bio siguran što sa ženskim rodom. "stavi olovku na moju ženu ili na moju bilježnicu" - nema razlike. Recenice su mi malo besmislene jer nemam neku inspiraciju. Još jedno pitanje. Zašto se lokativ jednostavno ne ukine? Nebitan padež.
@@ckdanekfan3397 Samo posvojne imenice muškog roda imaju taj dvojaki oblik za živo i neživo, nemaju ga ni one u ženskom ni u srednjem rodu. Zašto? Nisam sigurna... Što se lokativa i njegovog ukidanja tiče, kroz razvoj gramatike se špekuliralo o njemu te u nekim gramatikama nije ni postojao (javio se jedan drugi padež ablativ) no zadržao se jer, kao, postoje razlike u naglascima između dativa i lokativa. Vjerujem da ima lingvista koji su se bavili ovim pitanjem u detalje, no nisam upoznata s njihovim radovima.
@@learncroatian9135 pa ne nego meni nije jasno na koji nacin lingvistička znanost dativ i lokativ razdvaja u dvije razlicite deklinacije jer lokativ dolazi s mnogo prijedloga a dativ navodno ne. Zasto se akuzativ onda ne odvoji? Imalo bi isti smisao, jer dolazi sa mnogo prijedloga a ako se nad objektom vrsi izravna radnja, tad ga nema. Stavi ogrlicu na psa i prosetaj psa. Pas je u oba slucaja akuzativ, s prijedlogom i bez. Daj psu i idi prema psu su dativ i lokativ. Nije mi jasno.
How does lijep turn into lijepE žene while plava turns into plavO more😭 why dont we say plave and how do i know when to put o or e
When dressed like that, etc. it's hard to focus on the teaching...