Guide to Hrvatski Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns in Hrvatski are words that help us point out specific things or people. They are like little pointers that tell us exactly which thing or person we are talking about.
Important Points
- Demonstrative pronouns in Hrvatski include 'ovaj', 'taj', and 'onaj'.
- 'Ovaj' means 'this' and is used for something close to us.
- 'Taj' means 'that' and is used for something a bit further away.
- 'Onaj' means 'that over there' and is used for something far away.
- These pronouns change their form based on gender, number, and case.
- Gender in Hrvatski can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.
- Number can be singular or plural.
- Cases in Hrvatski include nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, locative, and instrumental.
Let's look at how these pronouns change with gender. For example, for masculine nouns, we say 'ovaj', 'taj', 'onaj'. For feminine nouns, we say 'ova', 'ta', 'ona'. For neuter nouns, we say 'ovo', 'to', 'ono'.
Examples
- Ovaj pas je moj prijatelj.
- Taj cvijet je lijep.
- Ono drvo je visoko.
Now let's see how they change with number. In singular, we use 'ovaj', 'ova', 'ovo', and in plural, we use 'ovi', 'ove', 'ova'.
Examples
- Ovi psi su moji prijatelji.
- Ove knjige su zanimljive.
- Ova djeca su sretna.
Remember, these words help us know exactly what or who we are talking about. They are very helpful when we want to be clear.