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6 | Modul 3: Gramatika

Tko voli, nek’ izvoli

6 | 3 | Lekcija 1: Sviđa mi se

| Liking – SVIĐATI SE and Dative Pronouns
Croatian has two verbs that can both be translated as the English “like.”  You’ve seen the verb voljeti (stem: vol- /  ja volim), and you know that it means “like” and “love.”  It signals a rather strong attachment to a person or thing. The other verb for “like” is sviđati se. It also expresses a positive emotion toward a person or a thing, often where the speaker is expressing an opinion based on a first impression, or a less deeply held feeling.
 
At its core, the verb sviđati se is really equivalent to the English “to be pleasing to.” In sentences with sviđati se, the roles of subject (“liker”) and object (the person/thing liked) are flipped in comparison to English sentences with like and Croatian sentences with the verb voljeti. For example:
 
I like this book.
(ja) Volim ovu knjigu.
This book is pleasing to me.
Ova knjiga mi se sviđa.
 
In the sentences with English like and voljeti the liker is the subject, expressed by the nominative case; the thing liked is the direct object in the accusative case.
 
In the sentences with is pleasing / sviđati se, the thing liked is the subject of the verb, expressed by the Nominative case. The person experiencing the positive impression is expressed by the Dative case.
 
One function of the Dative case is for expressing the idea of the experiencer “to whom” and “for whom” things happen.
Implications
Since the thing liked is the subject, and the verb sviđati se will need to agree with the subject, you will need to use the form SVIĐAJU when the thing liked is in the plural (just as in the ‘’to be interested in’’ – zanima me / zanimaju me).
 
  • Sviđa ti se knjiga?
  • Sviđaju ti se knjige?
 
Some of the most common reflexive verbs with the Dative case
veseliti se          mami                    (to look forward to mom)
nadati se           vijestima               (to hope for a [good] news)
 
 
WORD ORDER
Slika Ines i Filip
 

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6.3 Zadatak 1. xxx

In Lesson 6.2. you learned that personal pronouns in the Dative case can have stressed and unstressed form. Listen to the following sentences using a stressed form. Have in mind that a stressed form usually appears at the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence.
 
Indicate who is the liker.
 
 
 
to me
to you
to him
to her
to us
to you
to them
1
Njemu se sviđa torta.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Meni se sviđa Marko.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
Njoj se sviđa Davor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
Vama se sviđa moj brat.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
Tebi se sviđa čokolada.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
Meni se sviđa kravata.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
Njima se sviđa Marija.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
Njemu se sviđa vaza.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen to the sentences again, pay attention to the things/people that are liked in each sentence. The people and things that are liked in these sentences are always expressed in:
a) Nominative case
b) Accusative case
c) Locative case
d) Dative case
 

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6.3 Zadatak 2. xxx

Listen to the following sentences and indicate who is the liker.
 
 
 
to me
to you
to him
to her
to us
to you
to them
1
Sviđa mi se Davor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
Sviđa vam se moja mlađa sestra.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
Sviđa mu se torba.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
Sviđa joj se marama.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
Sviđa ti se Darija.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
Sviđa mi se lula.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
Sviđa nam se knjiga.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
Sviđa im se bombonijera.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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6.3 Zadatak 3. xxx

Listen to the following sentences about Marija i Davor. In each sentence indicate who is the liker (a person that likes). Have in mind that word order in BCMS is very flexible and words can be placed in a different order, without losing the meaning of the sentence. Remember, the liker is always in the Dative case and a thing/person that is liked is always in the Nominative case.
 
 
 
Marija
Davor
1
Davoru se sviđa Marija
 
 
2
Sviđa joj se on.
 
 
3
Sviđa se Mariji Davor.
 
 
4
Sviđa mu se ona.
 
 
5
Njoj se sviđa Davor
 
 
6
Marija se Davoru sviđa.
 
 
7
Ona se njemu sviđa.
 
 
 

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6.3 Zadatak 4. xxx

Listen to the following sentences about Ivan i Ivana. Since many names in BCMS have masculine and feminine forms (such as Ivan-Ivana, Petar-Petra, Marin-Marina, etc.), hearing who likes who might be confusing at first. Listen carefully and indicate who is the liker (a person that likes).
 
 
 
on
ona
1
Ivani se sviđa Ivan.
 
 
2
Ivan se sviđa Ivani.
 
 
3
Ivanu se Ivana sviđa.
 
 
4
Ivani se Ivan sviđa.
 
 
5
Ivanu se sviđa Ivana.
 
 
6
Ivana se Ivanu sviđa.
 
 
 

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6.3 Zadatak 5. xxx

Listen to the following sentences and indicate if a person likes one or more things.
 
 
 
One thing
Multiple things
1
Sviđa mi se knjiga.
 
 
2
Sviđaju mi se kravate.
 
 
3
Sviđa mi se marama.
 
 
4
Sviđa mi se torba.
 
 
5
Sviđaju mi se tradicionalne kuharice.
 
 
6
Sviđa mi se lula.
 
 
 

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6.3 Zadatak 6. xxx

Croatian has two verbs that can both be translated as the English “like.” Those verbs are:
voljeti
zanimati se
sviđati se
 
Verb voljeti signals:
a positive emotion toward a person or a thing
a resentment toward a person or thing
a strong attachment to a person or thing
 
Verb sviđati se signals:
a positive emotion toward a person or a thing
a resentment toward a person or thing
a strong attachment to a person or thing
 
In sentence with voljeti:
the liker is the subject, expressed by the Nominative case
the thing liked is the subject, expressed by the Nominative case
the thing liked is the direct object in the Accusative case
 
In sentence with sviđati se:
the liker is the subject, expressed by the Nominative case
the thing liked is the subject, expressed by the Nominative case
the thing liked is the direct object in the Accusative case
 
Personal pronouns in the Dative case have:
only a stressed form
only an unstressed form
both stressed and unstressed forms
 
Other common reflexive verbs used with the Dative case are:
zvati se
buditi se
nadati se
kupati se
veseliti se
ustati se