C8 M2 L2 Grammar

8 | 2 | Lekcija 2: Pripreme za put

| Genitive without preposition

There are several instances when the Genitive case can be used without a preposition. We will talk more about this in Unit 10. At this point we will focus only on the Genitive case without a preposition when indicating the of what relationship (a piece of cake).

As you can see in the following examples, words like litra (liter) – kilogram – žlica (spoon) – šalica (cup) can indicate any relationship. For example, one liter of juice – half of liter of water – two liters of water.

| Numbers with Verbs

Look at the following short sentences. You learned so far that with numbers 2-3-4 you need to use the Genitive singular, and with number 5 onwards you need to use the Genitive plural. What about the verb form? When do you use the singular and when plural form?

Choose the correct answer:

With numbers 2, 3, 4 we use:                                             With numbers 5 and above we use:

£ verb in singular form Genitive singular                          £ verb in singular form Genitive singular

£ verb in plural form genitive singular                             £ verb in plural form genitive singular

£ verb in singular form genitive plural                             £ verb in singular form genitive plural

£ verb in plural form genitive plural                                £ verb in plural form genitive plural

U boci je jedna litra vode.

Za čaj mi treba pola litre vode.

Svaki dan pijem dvije litre vode.

i tako sada za svaki

Za sarmu mi treba jedan kilogram mesa. Za lazanje pola kilograma mesa, ...