A1grammar

Brojevi i brojanje (Numbers & Counting)

Cardinal Numbers (1 to 20)

Here are the basic cardinal numbers in Croatian:

1 - jedan (masc) / jedna (fem) / jedno (neut)

2 - dva (masc/neut) / dvije (fem)

3 - tri

4 - četiri

5 - pet

6 - šest

7 - sedam

8 - osam

9 - devet

10 - deset

For numbers 11 to 19, add the suffix -naest to the base number:

jedanaest (11), dvanaest (12), trinaest (13), četrnaest (14), petnaest (15), šesnaest (16), sedamnaest (17), osamnaest (18), devetnaest (19).

20 is dvadeset.

Tens, Hundreds, and Counting Rules

Tens & Hundreds:

30 - trideset, 40 - četrdeset, 50 - pedeset, 60 - šezdeset, 70 - sedamdeset, 80 - osamdeset, 90 - devedeset, 100 - sto (or stotina).

Critical Agreement Rules for Nouns:

1. After 1 (or numbers ending in 1 like 21, 31): Noun stays in Nominative Singular:

jedan učenik (1 student), dvadeset jedna knjiga (21 books).

2. After 2, 3, 4 (or numbers ending in 2, 3, 4): Noun must be in Genitive Singular:

dva učenika (2 students), tri knjige (3 books), četiri stola (4 tables).

3. After 5 to 20 (and tens ending in 0): Noun must be in Genitive Plural:

pet učenika (5 students), deset knjiga (10 books), pedeset stolova (50 tables).

Exercise 1/15

How do you say 15 in Croatian?