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Exercise 8.1

Write the three forms

You see the masculine form. Type the feminine and neuter forms. Accents (š, č, …) are not required.

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dobargood
crvenred
zelengreen
velikbig
sivgrey
umorantired
ružičastpink
hladancold
narančastorange
bijelwhite
skupexpensive
crnblack
sretanhappy
lijepbeautiful
žutyellow
malensmall
jeftincheap
plavblue
starold
novnew
smeđbrown
lošbad
Exercise 8.2

Which form fits?

Choose the form that matches the gender of the word: masculine, feminine or neuter.

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___ selo

___ knjiga

___ grad

___ vino

___ stol

___ kuća

___ more

___ riba

___ polje

___ jabuka

Exercise 8.3

After je and su

After je (is) and su (are) the adjective also adapts, in the singular and in the plural.

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Kruh je ___.

Kuća je ___.

Jezero je ___.

Studenti su ___.

Juha je ___.

Knjige su ___.

Grad je ___.

Sela su ___.

Exercise 8.4

In the plural

Plural: -i (masculine), -e (feminine), -a (neuter), just like the nouns themselves in lesson 7.

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___ ljudi

___ studenti

___ jezera

___ kuće

___ knjige

___ ribe

___ sela

___ gradovi

Exercise 8.5

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.

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Exercise 8.6

Fill in the right form

The first sentence shows the example. Write the form that fits the second word.

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Sentence:Selo je veliko. Sela su …

Sentence:Grad je star. Kuća je …

Sentence:Vino je hladno. Voda je …

Sentence:Kuća je lijepa. Grad je …

Sentence:Knjiga je skupa. Knjige su …

Sentence:Student je umoran. Studenti su …

Sentence:Stol je nov. Selo je …

Sentence:Kruh je loš. Jaje je …

Exercise 8.7

Build the sentence

Tap the words in the right order. Tap a word in your sentence to put it back. Careful: sometimes there is a word that does not belong.

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This is a beautiful village.

Tap the blocks below in the right order…

The new students are here.

Tap the blocks below in the right order…

The fish is cheap.

Tap the blocks below in the right order…

The house is big.

Tap the blocks below in the right order…

The wine is good.

Tap the blocks below in the right order…

The books are expensive.

Tap the blocks below in the right order…
Exercise 8.8

Right or wrong?

Read the sentence and choose whether it is right. After you choose, you see why.

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Is this correct?

Knjiga je skupo.

Is this correct?

Sela su lijepa.

Is this correct?

Studenti su umorne.

Is this correct?

Kuća je nova.

Is this correct?

velik kuća

An adjective adapts to the gender of the word.

In dobra the a of dobar drops out.

The neuter "bad" is loše, with -e.

Exercise 8.9

Translate into Croatian

Type the Croatian translation. Capitals, punctuation and accents (š, č, …) are not required.

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English:I am happy. (You are a woman.)

English:The lakes are beautiful.

English:The books are expensive.

English:cold soup

English:an old man

English:a new house

English:The city is big.

English:good wine

Exercise 8.10

Complete the conversation

Fill in the missing words. Watch the gender, and singular or 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.

In the shop

Ana is looking for a new bag. The shop assistant addresses her formally (Vi).

Words:skupalijepalijepjeftinalijepaskupojeftin
Shop assistant

Dobar dan! Izvolite.

Ana

Dobar dan. Ova torba je ! Koliko košta?

Shop assistant

Pedeset eura.

Ana

Oh, to je .

Shop assistant

Crna torba je : dvadeset eura.

Ana

Super! Crna torba je isto .

The new flat

Ivana has just moved. Marko asks how it is. They speak informally (ti).

Words:JesivelikdobrevelikalijepskupNijedobri
Marko

Bok, Ivana! Kako je novi stan?

Ivana

Stan je i !

Marko

Je li ?

Ivana

. Jeftin je.

Marko

A susjedi?

Ivana

Susjedi su ljudi.