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### Indefinite Quantities

When expressing an indefinite amount—such as "many," "several," or "a couple"—the following noun must be in the **genitive plural**.

Common quantity words include **nekoliko** (several), **mnogo** (many), **dosta** (plenty), **previše** (too many), **manje** (fewer), and **par** (a couple).

### Forming the Genitive Plural

For regular nouns across all three genders, the genitive plural ends in **-a**.

- **Masculine:** Add **-a** (*primjer* → *primjera*). If the noun ends in a consonant cluster, an extra "a" is often inserted before the final consonant to ease pronunciation (*student* → *studenata*).
- **Neuter:** Change the final **-o** or **-e** to **-a** (*pitanje* → *pitanja*).
- **Feminine:** The written ending remains **-a**, so it looks identical to the singular form in writing (*slika* → *slika*).

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### Measurements and Groups

Nouns that represent units of measurement (**kilogram**, **gram**) or collections (**grupa**, **većina**) also require the genitive. 

Use the genitive plural for countable items (like apples or students) and the genitive singular for uncountable substances (like sugar). 

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Genitive plural (-a)

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)

Adjective agreement

Plural adjectives

Accusative adjectives

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)

The future tense (ću/ćeš + infinitive)

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

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

Past tense with plural subjects (-li, -le, -la)

Feminine genitive singular (-e)

Possession and origin (od, iz)

Negative existence (nema)

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

Numbers 11 to 20

Past tense negation (nisam)

Past tense questions (jeste li)

Dative singular

Dative pronouns (ti, mu, joj)

Past tense negation (nisam, nisi...)

Double object pronouns (mu ga, ti ju...)

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

Perfective verbs with prefixes

Perfective verbs with stem changes

Irregular perfective verbs

Aspect in the past tense

Aspect in the future tense

Vehicular motion (voziti se, putovati)

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

Entering and exiting ('ući', 'izaći')

Singular accompaniment ('s', 'sa')

Plural instrumental nouns (-ima, -ama)

Question	Answer
several	nekoliko
I have several questions.	Imam nekoliko pitanja.
much, a lot of (+ genitive)	mnogo
There are many students there.	Tamo je mnogo studenata.
plenty / enough	dosta
We have plenty of examples.	Imamo dosta primjera.
too many / too (with an adjective)	previše
She does not want too many pictures.	Ona ne želi previše slika.
fewer / less	manje
We need fewer cars in the city.	Trebamo manje automobila u gradu.
couple	par
I will buy a couple of apples.	Kupit ću par jabuka.
kilogram	kilogram
I need a kilogram of tomatoes.	Trebam kilogram rajčica.
gram	gram
I need ten grams of sugar for the cake.	Trebam deset grama šećera za kolač.
group	grupa
A group of students is studying Croatian.	Grupa studenata uči hrvatski.
majority	većina
Most friends are not working today.	Većina prijatelja danas ne radi.
I will see several schools in the city.	Vidjet ću nekoliko škola u gradu.
There are not many women here.	Ovdje nema mnogo žena.
He has too many problems at work.	On ima previše problema na poslu.
Today I have fewer meetings, but I have plenty of projects.	Danas imam manje sastanaka, ali imam dosta projekata.
I will read a couple of books over the weekend.	Čitat ću par knjiga za vikend.
We need several plates and a couple of glasses.	Trebamo nekoliko tanjura i par čaša.
There is a group of workers on the square.	Na trgu je grupa radnika.
Most women drink coffee.	Većina žena pije kavu.
We need five kilograms of apples.	Trebamo pet kilograma jabuka.
She is buying ten grams of sugar.	Ona kupuje deset grama šećera.
all (of a whole) / everyone, all (people) / everything	sav
All the money is in the wallet.	Sav novac je u novčaniku.
All the water is cold.	Sva voda je hladna.
every, each	svaki
Every day I learn Croatian.	Svaki dan učim hrvatski.
Every room is clean.	Svaka soba je čista.
almost, nearly	gotovo
It is almost the same.	Gotovo je isto.
Almost every student is here.	Gotovo svaki student je ovdje.

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