C6 M2 L2 Grammar

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6 | Modul 2: Gramatika

Tko će kome ako ne svoj svome

6 | 2 | Lekcija 2: Ti si mi u mislima

| The Dative case forms of personal pronouns.

Personal pronouns in the Dative case have stressed and unstressed forms. The unstressed form will always be placed between the verb and direct object. For example: Pripremam joj juhu. (I am preparing a soup for her.). The stressed form will be placed at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. It serves to emphasize the information. For example: Njoj ću pokloniti knjigu. (I will give her a book.)

| Stressed and Unstressed Forms of Personal Pronouns in the Dative

Nominative

Dative - stressed form

Dative - unstressed form

English

ja

meni

mi

to me

ti

tebi

ti

to you

on-ono

njemu

mu

to him

ona

njoj

joj

to her

mi

nama

nam

to us

vi

vama

vam

to you (all)

oni-one-ona

njima

im

to them

| Verbs With the Dative Case

The following verbs in Croatian are often used with indirect objects (to whom? for whom?) in the Dative case, as well as with direct objects in the Accusative case.

Verb

Indirect object

Direct object

English

pokloniti

meni

poklon

to give me a gift

spremiti

mi

juhu

to make me a soup

kupiti

tebi

knjigu

to buy you a book

dati

ti

poklon

to give you a gift

pokazati

njoj

grad

to show her the city

napraviti

joj

čaj

to make her a tea

pisati

njemu

pismo

to write him a letter

slati

mu

paket

to send him a package

Expressions:

In this Unit so far, you have also encountered several phrases when expressing gratitude, willingness to help, and/or asking for help. All these phrases aslo use the Dative (marked in bold)

1

Hvala ti puno.

Thank you so much.

2

Drago mi je da ti mogu pomoći.

I am glad I can help you.

3

Potreban mi je tvoj savjet.

I need your advice.

6.2 Zadatak 7. Kome pokloniti?

6.2 Zadatak 8. Pokloni

6.2 Zadatak 9. Pokloni za obitelj

Read the following sentences carefully about what to give to certain family members. Answer the questions below.

1

Darovat ću mlađoj sestri čokoladu.

2

Darovat ću starijoj sestri parfem.

3

Darovat ću dragoj mami maramu.

4

Darovat ću mlađem bratu kartu za utakmicu.

5

Darovat ću starijem bratu karte za utakmicu.

6

Darovat ću dragom tati kravatu.

7

Darovat ću dobrom bratu knjigu.

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