Learning Serbian /Croatian/Bosnian

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  1. baskarukebaskanoge's Avatar

    baskarukebaskanoge said:

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    Cool!

    And... that kind of nouns (plural) is really... rarely used... (except "deca" )
    I mean, only if you live on a farm you'll need words such as ždrebad or telad...

    So it's not that important... not something you'll hear often.
     
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    Dangerous & Moving said:

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    child-dete, pl. form: deca
    foal-ždrebe, pl. form: ždrebad
    lamb-jagnje, pl. form: jagnjad

    I'll just write croatian versions of this, cos 3 of them are different


    child - dijete pl. form: djeca
    foal - ždrijebe, pl. form: ždrijebad
    lamb - janje, pl. form: janjad

    i wrote it cos somebody has written that I can help with differences in croatian
    so I hope nobody minds
    ''Glupost je sama u sebe zaljubljena i njeno je samoljublje bezgranično.''

    ''Siamo niente senza fantasie''

    ''Наверное мне место на луне, но страшно оставаться в темноте''
     
  3. MarkoV said:

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    thanks, i needed those croatian variants
     
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    Nur_Demir said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dangerous & Moving View Post
    child-dete, pl. form: deca
    foal-ždrebe, pl. form: ždrebad
    lamb-jagnje, pl. form: jagnjad

    I'll just write croatian versions of this, cos 3 of them are different


    child - dijete pl. form: djeca
    foal - ždrijebe, pl. form: ždrijebad
    lamb - janje, pl. form: janjad

    i wrote it cos somebody has written that I can help with differences in croatian
    so I hope nobody minds
    Yes it always helps having the Croatian varients as well. That way we can see the similarities/differences between Serbian & Croatian language. it also allows us to learn 2 languages in one ..
    Ostani do kraj,
    cekaj go denot nov sto se budi,
    ljubi me i znaj,
    ti si se sto sakam jas.
     
  5. MarkoV said:

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    what happens when you apply cases to a complete name with different genders?

    for example: joza šimunić's song

    you use only the last name?
    (pjesma joza šimunića)?

    you use both?
    (pjesma joze šimunića)?

    or other?
     
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    Luby91 said:

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    it'll be pjesma joze šimunića...
    because it's a guy you add an -a at the end of his surname... but because his first name ends with -a you change it to -e
    .... Hope that helped...
     
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    baskarukebaskanoge said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkoV View Post
    what happens when you apply cases to a complete name with different genders?

    for example: joza šimunić's song

    you use only the last name?
    (pjesma joza šimunića)?

    you use both?
    (pjesma joze šimunića)?

    or other?
    Both name and surname have to be in correct case.
    but
    if it's a woman's name, then surname keeps it original form.
    for example...

    1. Ljubica Mitić
    2. Ljubice Mitić
    3. Ljubici Mitić
    4. Ljubicu Mitić
    5. Ljubice Mitić
    6. Ljubicom Mitić
    7. Ljubici Mitić

    and if it was a man called Mitić, cases' forms would be:
    (and they are the same when used alone or with the given name)

    1. Mitić
    2. Mitića
    3. Mitiću
    4. Mitića
    5. Mitiću
    6. Mitićem
    7. Mitiću

    But if you talk about woman only using her surname, then you add -eva (Mitićeva) if it's her maiden name, or -ka (Mitićka) if that's her married name*, and those forms are not used with first name. And of course, those are first declension nouns.

    *many people don't know this rule, and use suffix -ka, nevermind if it's woman's married or maiden name.
    Last edited by baskarukebaskanoge; 08-05-2008 at 06:29 AM.
     
  8. MarkoV said:

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    good, i think i can remeber that i should practice cases by speaking or i'll never get them right.

    odgovor baskarukebaskanoga je bio odličan *

    thank you both!

    * ili si žena? :S
    Last edited by MarkoV; 08-05-2008 at 06:04 AM.
     
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    baskarukebaskanoge said:

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    devojčica
    "baska ruke baska noge" is a phrase....
    so there's no need (or way?) to change it's form..

    anyway, you were understood, and you're welcome!
     
  10. MarkoV said:

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    yes, that was what i was going to ask... if you use nicknames as names but you already answered
     
  11. MarkoV said:

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    another doubt about genitiv...
    i don't know how to explain, but you will understand with the example.

    collection of kafka's books

    you have to use it twice there? how?
     
  12. Luby91's Avatar

    Luby91 said:

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    kolekcija Kafkovih knjiga
    Kafka's books > Kafkove knjige
    but when it is in the genitive case such as collection of Kafka's books
    you just use the same techniques with -ov- in it... lol

    Kolekcija Aninih knjiga
    Collection of Ana's books
     
  13. Luby91's Avatar

    Luby91 said:

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    lol I'm sorry if I don't answer it with details... but I hope it does help in some way :P

    Baskarukebaskanoge is an expert and explaing it well
     
  14. MarkoV said:

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    it helps a lot! thanks a lot

    that's a lot learned for one morning :P
    (here is 5 hours earlier than in europe)
     
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    Vlada said:

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    You're waking up early or you don't sleep until morning?
     
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    Vlada said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkoV View Post
    yes, that was what i was going to ask... if you use nicknames as names but you already answered
    Nicknames also need to be changed sometimes. Like he said "baskarukebaskanoge" is a phrase, it's 4 words actually.
     
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    Vlada said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by picaflor View Post
    Hola, soy peruano.
    Hello, I am a peruvian guy.
    I understood that
     
  18. MarkoV said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vlada View Post
    You're waking up early or you don't sleep until morning?
    I woke up early because of nightmares :S
     
  19. MarkoV said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vlada View Post
    Nicknames also need to be changed sometimes. Like he said "baskarukebaskanoge" is a phrase, it's 4 words actually.
    well naturally a nick like yours needs to be changed because its a name but nicknames like baskarukebaskanoge or dangerous&moving where the question, if they adopted the category of name.
     
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    Nur_Demir said:

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    it would be a good idea to make this forum a sticky like the bulgarian learning forum. Maybe one of the moderators can facilitate that change - if they deem it reasonable that is. Hvala ti puno!!!
    Ostani do kraj,
    cekaj go denot nov sto se budi,
    ljubi me i znaj,
    ti si se sto sakam jas.