Noun declension in Croatian grammar is an important aspect of understanding the structure and function of the language. Declension is the modification of nouns according to their grammatical cases, genders, and numbers. Croatian nouns have three genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), seven cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, locative, and instrumental), and two numbers (singular and plural). Learning these declensions helps students to communicate accurately and effectively in Croatian, as the meanings of sentences can change depending on the case used.
Exercise 1 – Nominative Singular
*Mama* (mother) kuha večeru.
Ja sam učiteljica i zovem se *Ana* (Ana).
*Stol* (table) je prljav.
Moj *brat* (brother) se zove Marko.
*Knjiga* (book) je zanimljiva.
*Sestra* (sister) je otišla u školu.
*Kuća* (house) je velika i lijepa.
*Mačka* (cat) spava na krevetu.
*Grad* (city) ima puno zgrada.
*Trgovina* (shop) je zatvorena.
*Sladoled* (ice cream) je hladan.
*Ručak* (lunch) je spreman.
*Pismo* (letter) je stiglo.
*Sunce* (sun) je veliko.
Exercise 2 – Locative Singular
Stojim *kod auta* (at the car/moment).
Život *u selu* (in the village) je miran.
Čovjek *s psom* (with the dog) je susjed.
Jedem *u restoranu* (in the restaurant/moment).
Vidimo se *u školi* (at the school).
Želim putovati *po Europi* (around Europe).
Razgovaram telefonom *s prijateljem* (with a friend).
Ona živi *u Francuskoj* (in France).
Slušam glazbu *na slušalicama* (on headphones).
Radim *u uredu* (in the office).
Ona piše *o ljubavi* (about love).
*O tvrtki* (about the company) ne znam puno.
Gledam film *na televiziji* (on television).
Ležim *na plaži* (on the beach).
