Iznimke
Lesson 09 · Gender: the exceptions
Say it out loud
Look at the icon and the word. Say it out loud, then tap the card to see the pronunciation and the meaning.
Click the gender
Careful: the last letter will not help you here. Think of the groups from the lesson.
Why an exception?
Which group from the lesson does the word belong to?
Why is this word an exception?
bolest
Why is this word an exception?
ime
Why is this word an exception?
radio
Why is this word an exception?
kolega
Why is this word an exception?
novine
Why is this word an exception?
vrata
Why is this word an exception?
ljubav
Why is this word an exception?
Luka
Jedan, jedna or jedno?
Choose the form of "one" that matches the real gender of the word.
___ noć
___ ime
___ tata
___ dijete
___ radio
___ stvar
___ auto
___ večer
Dobar, dobra or dobro?
Good changes with the gender, as in Dobar dan, Dobra večer and Dobro jutro.
___ dijete
___ vijest
___ kolega
___ večer!
___ tata
___ ime
___ vrijeme
___ auto
Find the pairs
Click a word on the left, then what goes with it on the right (or the other way round). A pair counts as right if you find it without a mistake.
The odd one out
Two words have the same gender, one does not. Which one? There is always an exception among them.
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Which word has a different gender from the other two?
Right or wrong?
Read the sentence and choose whether it is right. After you choose, you see why.
vrata is one door, but the word is plural.
auto is neuter, because it ends in -o.
tata is feminine, because it ends in -a.
Words ending in -ost are always feminine.
ime is neuter.
"Dobar večer" is correct standard Croatian.
noć is masculine, because it ends in a consonant.
With naočale you say: Gdje su naočale?
Translate into Croatian
Type the Croatian translation. Capitals, punctuation and accents (š, č, …) are not required.
English:night
English:name
English:child
English:dad
English:Good evening!
English:newspaper
English:Where are the glasses?
English:door
Complete the conversation
Fill in the missing words. Watch the gender, and su with words that only exist in the plural.
Tip: read the conversation out loud, especially once you have filled it in. That way you practice your pronunciation too, and you remember the sentences much better.