C9 M2 L1 Grammar
9 | Modul 2: Gramatika
Karijera
9 | 2 | Lekcija 1: Želje za budućnost
| The noun SAN
The noun san (dream) is a masculine, one syllable noun. This means that in its plural form, before adding the general masculine –i ending, we need to add –ov– to the stem of the word. Another important component to have in mind about this noun is that it has a fleeting –a (san, sing - snovi, pl.). Look at the noun in different cases:
Case | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | Koji je tvoj san za budućnost? | Koji su tvoji snovi? |
What is your dream for the future? | What are your dreams? | |
Accusative | Mislim na san koji sam sanjala sinoć. | Uvijek gledam na snove kao nešto dobro. |
I’m thinking of a dream that I had last night. | I always look at my dreams as something good. | |
Dative | Ne dajem važnost snu nikada. | Ne dajem vašnost snovima. |
I never give importance to a dream. | I never give importance to my dreams. | |
Locative | O čemu pričaš? –O snu koji sam sinoć sanjala. | Uvijek pričaš o snovima. |
What are you talking about? –About the dream I had last night. | You always talk about [your] dreams. | |
Genitive | Nema sna koji nema značenje. | Iz snova uvijek nešto zaključim. |
There is no dream that doesn’t have a meaning. | From [my] dreams I always make a conclusion |
| The Noun POSAO
We already encountered the noun posao in Unit 4. However, here is a bit more information - the declension pattern of the noun.
The noun posao is an irregular masculine noun. It undergoes several changes in when changing case forms. These changes are:
1) most of the time the noun will lose the -a-
2) most of the time the final -o will change to -l before adding the case ending
Let us look at the cases that we already covered.
Case | Example | |
Nominative | Ovo je moj posao. | This is my job. |
Accusative | Ja volim ići na posao. | I like to go to work. |
Genitive | Imam puno posla. | I have a lot of work. |
Locative | Na poslu je dobro. | At work it’s all good. |
Dative | Radujem se novom poslu. | I’m looking forward to my new job. |
Instrumental | S poslom dolaze i obaveze. | With a job come commitments as well. |
| New Verbs
Most of the new verbs that you have encountered in this lesson are regular –ati (mijenjati, diplomirati) or –iti verbs (završiti, potrošiti, etc.)..
mijenjati to change | diplomirati to graduate | završiti to finish | prijaviti se to apply [for] |
zaraditi to earn | razviti to develop | potrošiti to spend | iznositi to amount |
| Difference between prijaviti se and prijavljivati se
Both verbs have the same meaning – to apply [for a job]. They represent the aspectual pair. The verb prijaviti se is a perfective verb (one time action), and prijavljivati se is an imperfective form (repetitive, ongoing action). The verb prijaviti se is a regular –iti verb (ja se prijavim, ti se prijaviš, etc.). The verb prijavljivati se is a verb that belongs to a group of –ivati verbs and certain modifications happen with this verb. Think of the verb putovati for example - it follows the same structure.
PRIJAVLJ-IVATI SE | |||||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | ||||
ja | prijavlj-u-jem se | mi | prijavlj-u-jemo se | ||
ti | prijavlj-u-ješ se | vi | prijavlj-u-jete se | ||
on/-a/-o | prijavlj-u-je se | oni/-e/-a | prijavlj-u-ju se | ||
| Feminine Nouns in -ost
In this lesson you have encountered several nouns that end in –ost.
povijest history | budućnost future | prednost advantage | umjetnost art |
All these nouns belong to a specific group of nouns that take feminine gender. Even though they end in a consonant, they are feminine nouns. These nouns have specific endings that are not like the ones you learned when we first talked about feminine gender. Look at some examples below. Pay special attention to the Instrumental case. All –ost nouns will behave in this way.
The noun budućnost
Case | Singular |
Nominative | Bit ću pilot. To je moja budućnost. |
[I will be a pilot. That’s my future.] | |
Accusative | Gledam budućnost i radujem se novim stvarima. |
[I’m looking at the future and can’t wait for new things to happen.] | |
Dative | Radujem se budućnosti. |
[I’m looking forward to (my) future.] | |
Locative | Pričamo o budućnosti. |
[We are talking about the future.] | |
Genitive | Ako se nastavi globalno satoljenje nema dobre budućnosti. |
[If global warming continues, there is no bright future.] | |
Instrumental | S budućnosti / budućnošću dolazi i odgovornost. |
[With the future comes responsibility as well.] |
Both forms in the Instrumental case are equally present in speech and writing.
G | 9.2 Zadatak 1. Glagoli |
G | 9.2 Zadatak 2. Imenice na –ost |
