The accusative (akuzativ) is the most commonly used case in Croatian. When used without prepositions, it describes an object of an action, direct or indirect.
For example, a noun is in the accusative case whenever:
Whenever you're asking for something
For example:
Kavu, molim – Coffee, please
Sendvič, molim – Sandwich, please
Whenever you're talking about the object of your actions
For example:
Pijem vodu - I'm drinking water
Slušam radio - I'm listening to the radio
| Muški rod (masculine) | Ženski rod (feminine) | Srednji rod (neutrum) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jednina (singular) |
Nominativ | prozor (window) susjed (neighbour) |
stolica (chair) mačka (cat) |
stablo (tree) kazalište (theatre) |
| Accusative | e.g. vidim (I see) prozor susjeda* |
e.g. vidim (I see) stolicu mačku |
e.g. vidim (I see) stablo kazalište |
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| Množina (plural) |
Nominativ | prozori susjedi |
stolice mačke |
stabla kazališta |
| Accusative | e.g. vidim (I see) prozore susjede |
e.g. vidim (I see) stolice mačke |
e.g. vidim (I see) stabla kazališta |
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*This change only applies to masculine nouns which denote living beings (i.e. people and animals). These nouns receive the ending -a in the accusative case.
Water, please Answer Vodu, molim
A pizza, please Answer Pizzu, molim
A menu, please Answer Jelovnik, molim
I see a car Answer Vidim auto
I see a woman Answer Vidim ženu
I see a (female) teacher Answer Vidim učiteljicu
I see a (male) teacher Answer Vidim učitelja
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