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### Splitting "Jedan Drugi"

In Croatian, when you want to express a reciprocal action that involves a preposition—like competing *with* each other or being suspicious *of* each other—you use the phrase **jedan drugi** (each other).

However, the preposition does not go before the phrase like it does in English. Instead, it is always inserted directly *between* the two words: **jedan + [preposition] + drugi**.

### With (s) + Instrumental

When using the preposition **s** (with) alongside words like **blizak** (close) or **natjecati se** (to compete), the second word (**drugi**) must be in the Instrumental case. 

The first word (**jedan**) typically stays in the Nominative case and matches the gender of the subject. For plural subjects, you can use either the singular forms (**jedan s drugim**) or the plural forms (**jedni s drugima**)—both are very common.

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### Towards (prema) + Dative/Locative

Many adjectives and verbs in Croatian describe how people act or feel *towards* each other. This requires the preposition **prema**, which forces **drugi** into the Dative/Locative case.

Notice in the examples below how the gender of **jedan drugi** changes depending on who is interacting: masculine (**jedan prema drugome**), feminine (**jedna prema drugoj**), or mixed plural (**jedni prema drugima**).

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### Other Prepositions and Cases

The case of **drugi** will always adapt to whichever preposition the verb or adjective demands. 

For example, verbs like **zazirati** (to shy away) use **od** (from), which takes the **Genitive** case:

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Adjectives like **ovisan** (dependent) use **o** (on), which takes the **Locative** case. (Notice the neuter form **jedno** used for a mixed or general pair):

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Finally, prepositions like **u** (in/into) and **na** (on) take the **Accusative** case when directing trust or emotions, such as relying on someone (**pouzdati se u**) or being jealous of someone (**ljubomoran na**):

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Complex reciprocals (jedan drugi)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and to be (sam, si, je)

Noun genders (-Ø, -a, -o/-e)

Demonstrative pronouns (ovaj, ova, ovo)

Plural pronouns and to be (smo, ste, su)

Masculine plural nouns (-i)

Feminine plural nouns (-e)

Neuter plural nouns (-a)

Full verb to be (jesam, jesi)

Negative verb to be (nisam, nisi)

Yes/no questions (je li)

Wh- questions (tko, gdje)

Formal vs informal address (ti vs Vi)

Regular present tense (-ati)

Regular present tense (-iti)

Regular present tense (-jeti)

Verb negation (ne)

The verb to have (imati / nemati)

Inanimate direct objects

Feminine direct objects (-u)

Plural direct objects (-e, -a)

Accusative pronouns (me, te, ga, ju)

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Numbers 1 to 10 (jedan, dva, tri)

The locative case (-u)

Feminine locative (-i)

The verb to go (ići)

Destination (u, na)

The genitive case (-a)

Accusative pronouns (nas, vas, ga, ih)

Animate masculine accusative (-a)

Adjective agreement for animate masculine (-og, -eg)

The verb can (moći)

The verb must (morati)

The verb to want (htjeti, hoću)

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The past tense: l-participle (radio, radila)

Past tense word order (Prvo sam radio...)

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Feminine genitive singular (-e)

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Numbers 2, 3, and 4

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Numbers 11 to 20

Past tense negation (nisam)

Past tense questions (jeste li)

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Dative pronouns (ti, mu, joj)

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Reflexive verbs (se)

Reflexive clitic word order

Commands and requests (radi, radite)

Plural demonstratives (ovi, ove, ova)

Possessive determiners (moj, naš, njegov)

Greetings (Dobar dan, doviđenja)

The body: Boli me glava

Directions (lijevo, desno, ravno)

There is, there are (ima)

Politeness (molim vas, hvala lijepa)

How you feel (Sviđa mi se)

Counting by tens to 100 (trideset, četrdeset...)

Quantifiers with the genitive case (malo, puno...)

Adjective agreement in the genitive singular (-og, -e)

Adjective agreement in the genitive plural (-ih)

Genitive prepositions (kod, do, bez...)

Asking what kind and which (kakav, koji)

Possessive determiners (njegov, njezin...)

Possessives in the accusative case

The reflexive possessive (svoj)

Indefinite pronouns (netko, nešto, neki)

Negative pronouns (nitko, ništa)

The verb to need (trebati)

Reciprocal verbs (se)

Introduction to verbal aspect

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Aspect in the future tense

Vehicular motion (voziti se, putovati)

Arrival and departure ('doći', 'otići')

Entering and exiting ('ući', 'izaći')

Singular accompaniment ('s', 'sa')

Question	Answer
close	blizak
Regardless of the problem, we are very close with each other.	Bez obzira na problem, mi smo vrlo bliski jedni s drugima.
They sat close, but they weren't close with each other.	Sjedili su blizu, ali nisu bili bliski jedan s drugim.
to compete	natjecati se
Instead of working together, they compete with each other.	Umjesto da rade zajedno, oni se natječu jedan s drugim.
Brothers often compete with each other.	Braća se često natječu jedan s drugim.
tolerant	tolerantan
We must be tolerant towards each other.	Moramo biti tolerantni jedni prema drugima.
to treat (behave towards)	odnositi se
How do you treat each other in the office?	Kako se odnosite jedni prema drugima u uredu?
They treat each other with respect.	Oni se odnose jedan prema drugome s poštovanjem.
indifferent	ravnodušan
Unfortunately, they have become indifferent towards each other.	Nažalost, postali su ravnodušni jedan prema drugome.
They are really not indifferent towards each other.	Stvarno nisu ravnodušni jedni prema drugima.
suspicious (feeling suspicion)	sumnjičav
Those women are constantly suspicious of each other.	Te žene su stalno sumnjičave jedna prema drugoj.
That is an office in which everyone is suspicious of each other.	To je ured u kojem su svi sumnjičavi jedni prema drugima.
to shy away	zazirati
Why do those neighbors shy away from each other?	Zašto ti susjedi zaziru jedni od drugih?
Instead of shying away, they should be tolerant towards each other.	Umjesto da zaziru, trebali bi biti tolerantni jedni prema drugima.
dependent	ovisan
They are very dependent on each other.	Oni su jako ovisni jedno o drugome.
Regardless of that, we will not be dependent on each other.	Bez obzira na to, mi nećemo biti ovisni jedni o drugima.
to rely	pouzdati se
Can we rely on each other for that project?	Možemo li se pouzdati jedni u druge za taj projekt?
They will certainly rely on each other.	Sigurno će se pouzdati jedna u drugu.
jealous	ljubomoran
The fact that they are jealous of each other is a pity.	To što su ljubomorni jedan na drugoga je šteta.
Why are you so jealous of each other?	Zašto ste toliko ljubomorni jedni na druge?
to behave	ponašati se
We must behave nicely towards each other.	Moramo se lijepo ponašati jedni prema drugima.
Why are you behaving like that?	Zašto se tako ponašaš?

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