5 | 2 | Lekcija 1: Planovi za praznike

| From – To: OD - DO

To express that something is happening over a longer period of time, we need to use the prepositions od - do (from - to). Both prepositions require the Genitive case. For example:

Splitsko ljeto traje od 12. srpnja do 14. kolovoza.

The Split Summer Festival lasts from 12th of July to 14th of August.

5.2 Zadatak 1. Od kada do kada?

Look at the following events that are happening in Croatia every year. During what time period is each event organized. You will see months written in numerals. However, you should not use numbers in your answers. Be careful how we write dates in Croatian.

| Possessive Adjectives Sound Change

In previous units, you learned about possessive adjectives (that something belongs to someone or something). We will talk more about inanimate possessive adjectives in this lesson, focusing on irregularities in the process of making the possessive adjective form(s). When we say irregularities, that mostly means a set of sound changes that appear when creating inanimate possessive adjectives.

You already know that possessive adjectives are formed by adding a certain ending to a noun, such as in the following examples:

What about exceptions? Let us look at some of the most frequent changes (spelling/sound/stem changes):

5.2 Zadatak 2. Odakle je? Čije je?                

Look at the following traditional souvenirs, tourist places, and popular events in Croatia. How would you form a possessive adjective for each of them?

Example: Split – festival,  splitski festival

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