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| Accusative Case Endings in Plural form

We already talked about Accusative forms for singular. Here is the review:

Now, let’s investigate the plural forms of nouns (masculine, feminine, and neuter gender) in the Accusative case.

The Nominative and the Accusative plural forms of inanimate nouns are presented in the table below.

2.1 Zadatak 7. Što ima Hrvatska?

Look at the images that can be associated with different attractions that we can visit in Croatia.  

2.1 Zadatak 8. Laura i njezino mišljenje

Look at the following text. The text is a modification from our class lesson. It represents Laura’s opinions on Zagreb and San Francisco. Read it carefully and mark all the nouns that are in the Accusative form.

2.1 Zadatak 9. Moj grad

You have already encountered the following text. Use this same text to express that the city has multiples of the things described. In other words, transform all Accusative singular forms into Accusative plural forms.

Ovo je moj grad. Grad nije velik, ali mislim da je ovo lijepi i zanimljivi grad. Moj grad ima most, rijeku, park i jezero. Također, grad ima i kino. Kino nije veliko, ali je lijepo. Grad ima i šetalište. Šetalište je veliko i ima cvijeće. Grad ima muzej, galeriju i kazalište.

| Adjective Accusative Case Endings in Plural Form

Adjective endings for the Accusative plural forms are as follows:

As you can see, masculine and feminine forms have the same ending in the Accusative plural form: ending -e.

The neuter form for adjectives in the Accusative plural form is the same as Nominative plural form: ending -a.

The overall differences between Nominative and Accusative forms for all three genders can be seen in the following chart.

2.1 Zadatak 10. Grad

Look at the following text. The text is a modification from our class lesson. It represents James’ opinions on Split and Austin. Read it carefully and mark all the adjectives that are in the Accusative form.

2.1 Zadatak 11. Kakav je grad?

Expand the text by choosing an appropriate adjective form. It's your choice what adjective to use in each sentence. Be careful what gender (m/f/n), case (nominative/accusative), and number (singular/plural) you need to use.

| The Verb NEMATI

Usually when we write the negative form of a verb (i.e., when we want to express that someone does not do something), in Croatian we use NE verb form (as two separate words). However, the verb IMATI (“to have”) is the exception. Just like the verb “to be” (ja sam – ja nisam), the verb IMATI in its negative form is written all together.

2.1 Zadatak 12. Ima ili nema?

Use the appropriate form of the verb imati in each question. Then, in each answer use the verb imati or nemati, based on the information you have about each city.

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