Iznimke 2
Lesson 10 · Plural: the exceptions
Which adjective?
The plural is an exception, the adjective is not: masculine -i, neuter -a.
___ imena
___ stranci
___ vremena
___ učenici
___ gosti
___ psi
___ ramena
___ zubi
___ dani
___ očevi
___ kovčezi
___ jezici
Which plural?
Choose the right plural. Watch out for the usual rules: they just do not work here.
What is the plural?
učenik
What is the plural?
trbuh
What is the plural?
dan
What is the plural?
prst
What is the plural?
pas
What is the plural?
dijalog
What is the plural?
otac
What is the plural?
ime
What is the plural?
gost
What is the plural?
zub
What is the plural?
vrijeme
What is the plural?
stranac
Make it plural
Write the plural. Accents (š, č, …) are not required.
Singular:rame
Singular:putnik
Singular:novac
Singular:jezik
Singular:kovčeg
Singular:san
Singular:mrav
Singular:gost
Singular:sjeme
Singular:konj
Singular:momak
Singular:liječnik
Which exception?
Which group from the lesson does the plural belong to?
Which exception is this?
stranac → stranci
Which exception is this?
ime → imena
Which exception is this?
trbuh → trbusi
Which exception is this?
konj → konji
Which exception is this?
san → snovi
Which exception is this?
zub → zubi
Which exception is this?
rame → ramena
Which exception is this?
kovčeg → kovčezi
Which exception is this?
gost → gosti
Which exception is this?
vrijeme → vremena
Which exception is this?
pas → psi
Which exception is this?
učenik → učenici
Singular and plural
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.
Back to the singular
You see the plural. Write the singular, as it appears in the word list.
Plural:zubi
Plural:vremena
Plural:trbusi
Plural:kovčezi
Plural:učenici
Plural:imena
Plural:jezici
Plural:psi
Plural:dani
Plural:momci
Plural:snovi
Plural:očevi
Build the sentence
Type the sentence, or tap the words in the right order. Capitals, punctuation and accents are not required. Careful: sometimes there is a word that does not belong.
The fathers and the children are here.
Those are beautiful names.
Those are new languages.
The suitcases are big.
The days are lovely.
Where are the travellers?
The dogs are over there.
The horses are big.
The foreigners are from Belgium.
The guests are here.
The pupils are here.
The teeth are healthy.
Right or wrong?
Read the sentence and choose whether it is right. After you choose, you see why.
sati are hours, satovi are clocks.
The plural of vrijeme is vrijemena.
The plural of učenik is učeniki.
The plural of pas (dog) is psi.
ime becomes imena in the plural.
With vlak the k becomes a c: vlacovi.
kovčeg becomes kovčezi: the g becomes a z.
The plural of dan is danovi.
The plural of otac is otaci.
With stranac the a drops out in the plural: stranci.
An adjective with gosti is masculine: dobri gosti.
gost is a short word, so the plural is gostovi.
Translate into Croatian
Type the Croatian translation. Capitals, punctuation and accents (š, č, …) are not required.
English:Those are beautiful names.
English:The fathers are here.
English:the pupils
English:the names
English:the guests
English:the days
English:the dogs
English:The dogs are over there.
English:the fingers
English:the teeth
English:Where are the guests?
English:the languages
Complete the conversation
Fill in the missing words: mostly plurals from this lesson.
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.