Counting Male Groups
When counting small groups consisting exclusively of males, Croatian uses specific numeral nouns. For groups of two, three, and four men, you will use dvojica, trojica, and četvorica.
Because these words function as nouns representing a group (like "a pair" or "a trio"), the people being counted must follow in the Genitive plural case.
Additionally, even though words like dvojica look like singular feminine nouns, they refer to multiple men. Therefore, when they act as the subject of a sentence, the verb must take a plural form.
| Only two tenors sing in our new quartet. | Samo dvojica tenora pjevaju u našem novom kvartetu. |
| Although three men sing today, it is not a quartet. | Iako trojica muškaraca danas pjevaju, to nije kvartet. |
Expanding the Group
The exact same grammatical rules apply when talking about groups of four men using četvorica. The noun remains in the Genitive plural, and the action uses a plural verb.
| As soon as four friends arrive, the quartet will practice the notes. | Čim četvorica prijatelja dođu, kvartet će vježbati note. |
| Four basses sing in that old klapa. | Četvorica basova pjevaju u onoj staroj klapi. |
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