Croatian grammar
Every Croatian grammar lesson on Slavonaut, in the order that makes the language feel easy — sounds first, patterns second, endings last. Each lesson is interactive, free to start, and ends with practice exercises. Prefer a guided course? Take the full path.
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Foundations
Read Croatian aloud, greet people, and name your world.
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Sounds & Spelling
Thirty letters, one sound each: lj/nj/dž — and stress that never lands last.
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č or ć? — the Tricky Sounds
The pairs locals argue about, syllabic r (Krk!), and the ije/je melody.
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Greetings & Politeness
Say bok and dobar dan, thank people, and know ti from Vi.
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Introducing Yourself
Zovem se…, ja sam iz… — and biti, whose little forms hide second.
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First Sentences
Ovo je…, imam…, and the three fused negatives nisam, nemam, neću.
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Asking Questions
tko, što, gdje — and li, the little word that makes questions.
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Numbers & Age
Count to twenty, say imam dvadeset godina, survive at the tržnica.
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Noun Gender
Masculine, feminine, neuter — the ending almost always tells you.
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Family
Mama, tata, baka — with moj and moja agreeing along.
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Food & Drink
Molim jednu kavu, dobar tek, živjeli — order like a local.
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Colors & Descriptions
Six colors, the endings that make them fit — and bijela, ije included.
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Getting By in Croatian
Gdje je…?, koliko košta?, ne razumijem — the survival kit, checkpointed.
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Everyday Life
Live a normal day: verbs, plurals, and your first three cases.
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Present Tense I: What You Do
imam, znam, gledam — most beginner verbs in one pattern.
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Present Tense II: Speak, Live, Drink
govorim, živim, pijem — and the infinitive Croatian loves.
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The Accusative
One case, two superpowers: želim kavu — and idem u grad.
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One Beer, Many Beers: Plurals
gradovi, kave, sela — and the long plural short nouns carry.
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Where You Live: the Locative
u Splitu, na poslu — the accusative’s twin, for being instead of going.
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My Home
Stan, kuhinja, balkon — describe your home room by room.
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From, Of, Without: the Genitive
iz Irske, kod bake, bez šećera — and nema, the there-isn’t machine.
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Numbers to 1000 & Money
Real prices in euros — jedan euro, dva eura, pet eura.
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Shopping
Imate li…?, trebam…, kilo sira — the art of the tržnica.
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Eating Out
Konoba, marenda, gablec — and «Ja ću kavu», the order that runs the country.
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Ti or Vi: Croatian Politeness
Kako si vs kako ste — and možemo prijeći na ti?
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Time & Days
Koliko je sati, u ponedjeljak, pola osam = 7:30 — the A1 checkpoint.
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Moving Around
Navigate a Croatian city: go places, catch ferries, and tell how it went.
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Going Places: ići & the Three Wheres
kamo, gdje, kuda — one going verb, three questions about place.
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Every Day: Routines & Frequency
svaki dan, često, nikad ne — the double negative that isn’t wrong.
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Asking for Directions
Idite ravno, skrenite lijevo — never stay lost.
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By Tram, With a Friend: the Instrumental
tramvajem, trajektom, s prijateljem — the case that moves the country.
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To Me, To You: the Dative
sviđa mi se, treba mi, hladno mi je — the little words mi, ti, mu.
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Weather, Bura & Jugo
Sunčano je, pada kiša — and the two winds that run the Adriatic.
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Ivane! — the Vocative
The case you call people with — alive in every Croatian hello.
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Yesterday: the Past Tense
Jučer sam bio doma — one participle, one clitic, second position.
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A Trip to Remember
Na more, na otok, u planine — book, travel, and tell the story.
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The Seven Cases, One Map
Every case you’ve met, one job each — the chapter checkpoint.
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Building Conversations
Stop transacting, start conversing — plans, aspect, and real talk.
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Tomorrow & Plans: the ću Future
radit ću, ići ćemo — and «Ja ću kavu» finally explained.
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Done or Doing? Aspect I
pisati or napisati — process or result, every Croatian verb picks a side.
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Aspect in the Future & Requests
kupit ću vs kupovat ću — and the perfective that hides after kad.
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Health & the Body
Boli me glava, loše mi je — explain what hurts, get help at the ljekarna.
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Work & Career
Ja sam učitelj, radim kao…, postati + nominative — no case tricks.
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Hobbies & Free Time
igram nogomet (no preposition!), sviram gitaru — plus roštilj.
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What People Look Like
Ima dugu kosu, nosi naočale, duhovita je — describe anyone.
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Better, Bigger, Best
veći, bolji, najbolji — Zagreb ili Split?
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Counting Everything: Paucal & Genitive Plural
dva piva, pet piva — and imam 25 godina, finally explained.
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Arriving & Leaving: Prefixed Motion
došao, otišla, svratit ću — prefixes turn ići into a verb family.
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Dates, Months & Celebrations
Siječanj to prosinac — the months only Croatian has, plus Božić and Uskrs.
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Once Upon a Time
Prvo, zatim, odjednom — with Zagreb’s founding legend as your teacher.
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Invitations & Arrangements
Idemo na kavu? Može! — the invitation that runs Croatian social life.
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Your Life in Croatian
Your city, your people, your plans — the A2 checkpoint monologue.
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Speaking Your Mind
Move from describing to discussing: opinions, feelings, and nuance.
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In My Opinion
Mislim da…, po meni, imaš pravo — disagree without offending.
B1
Feelings & Reactions
Veselim se ljetu, bojim se mraka — and the untranslatable nedostaješ mi.
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What If: the Conditional
Htio bih, kad bih osvojio milijun — bih in second position.
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Giving Advice
Trebao bi…, radije…, nemoj brinuti — the conditional turns into counsel.
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Aspect Mastery
Ne otvaraj!, prestani pričati, annulled results — the native subtleties.
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Books & Films
koji, glavni lik, svidio mi se — discuss what you read and watch.
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Understanding the News
Gradi se, očekuje se, prema izvorima — crack the headline code.
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How Croatians Live
Fjaka, the two-hour kava, papuče at the door — and the deadly propuh.
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Small Words, Big Tone
ma daj!, pa, baš, evo/eto/eno — plus držim fige and pun mi je kufer.
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Mastering Croatian
Unlock authentic Croatian — real prose and real street speech.
B1+
Participles for Readers
zatvoreno, rasprodano, zabranjeno pušenje — the forms on every page.
B1+
One Language, Three Dialects
kaj, ča, što — the lesson every textbook owes you and never delivers.
B1+
Complex Sentences
koji in all cases, the honest da rule — and the full clitic cluster.
B1+
The Full Motion System
preseliti se, prevesti — plus nositi, voditi, voziti, the carrying triad.
B1+
Nuance & Register
Kavica, pivce, prijeći na ti — and the kava/kafa/kahva shibboleth.
B1+
From Adapted to Authentic
Dubrovnik, the kravata, Brlić-Mažuranić — from lessons to real books.