CASES

Cheat Sheet

How to Use This Cheat Sheet

Each section contains an example sentence that shows how adjectives and nouns modify
based on the case used. The same adjectives and nouns are used (although this does lead
to the sentences being somewhat unnatural in certain forms).

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Masc. Pl. Fem. Pl. Neut. Pl

To je moj stari To je moja stara To je moje staro To su moji stari To su moje stare To su moja stara
Nominative grad. (That’s my kuća. (That’s my selo. (That’s my gradovi. (Those kuće. (Those are sela. (Those are
old city.) old house.) old village.) are my old cities.) my old houses.) my old villages.)

Ja sam iz svojeg Ja sam iz svoje Ja sam iz svojeg Ja sam iz svojih Ja sam iz svojih Ja sam iz svojih
starog grada. (I stare kuće. (I am starog sela. (I am starih gradova. (I starih kuća. (I am starih sela. (I am
Genitive
am from my old from my old from my old am from my old from my old from my old
city.) house.) village.) cities.) houses.) villages.)

Divim se svojim
Divim se svojoj Divim se svojem Divim se svojim Divim se svojim
Divim se svojem starim
staroj kući. (I starom selu. (I starim kućama. (I starim selima. (I
Dative starom gradu. (I gradovima. (I
adore my old adore my old adore my old adore my old
adore my old city.) adore my old
house.) village.) houses.) villages.)
cities.)

Idem u svoju Idem u svoje Idem u svoje Idem u svoje Idem u svoja
Idem u svoj stari
staru kuću. (I’m staro selo. (I’m stare gradove. stare kuće. (I’m stara sela. (I’m
Accusative grad. (I’m going
going to my old going to my old (I’m going to my going to my old going to my old
to my old city.)
house. village.) old cities.) houses.) villages.)

Hej moji stari Hej moja stara Hej moje staro Hej moji stari Hej moje stare Hej moja stara
Vocative gradu! (Hello my kuća! (Hello my selo! (Hello my gradovi! (Hello kuće! (Helllo my sela! (Hello my
old city!) old house!) old village!) my old cities!) old houses!) old villages!)

Auto je u mojim
Auto je u mojem Auto je u mojoj Auto je u mojem Auto je u mojim Auto je u mojim
starim
starom gradu. staroj kući. (The starom selu. (The starim kućama. starim selima.
Locative gradovima. (The
(The car is in my car is in my old car is in my old (The car is in my (The car is in my
car is in my old
old city.) house.) village.) old houses.) old villages.)
cities.)

Nisam zadovoljna
Nisam zadovoljna Nisam zadovoljna Nisam zadovoljna Nisam zadovoljna Nisam zadovoljna
s svojim starim
s svojim starim s svojom starom s svojim starim s svojim starim s svojim starim
gradom. (I (fem.)
Instrumental gradom. (I (fem.) kućom. (I am not gradovima. (I am kućama. (I am selima. I am not
am not satisfied
am not satisfied satisfied with my not satisfied with not satisfied with satisfied with my
with my old
with my old city.) old house.) my old cities.) my old houses. old villages.
village.)

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