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### The Negative Numeral *Nijedan*

When you want to express the absolute absence of something—"not a single one" or "none"—you use the negative numeral **nijedan**. It is formed by attaching the prefix **ni-** to the number **jedan** (one). 

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Because it is based on *jedan*, **nijedan** acts like an adjective. It must agree with the noun it modifies in gender and case. Furthermore, Croatian enforces double negation: when you use **nijedan**, the main verb of the sentence must also be negative.

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### The Indefinite Numeral *Ijedan*

Similarly, adding the prefix **i-** creates **ijedan**, which translates to "a single one" or "any".

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While **nijedan** is used for negative statements, **ijedan** is primarily used in questions or conditional clauses (if-statements) to emphasize "even one" or "any at all."

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### Declension Like *Jedan*

Because both **nijedan** and **ijedan** are built from **jedan**, their endings change to match the noun exactly as **jedan** does. 

For masculine inanimate nouns like *bunar* (well), the accusative form is the same as the nominative.

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For feminine nouns like *oaza* (oasis), the accusative ending becomes **-u** (*nijednu*, *ijednu*).

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For neuter nouns like *priviđenje* (mirage), the nominative and accusative ending is **-o** (*nijedno*, *ijedno*).

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Finally, if you use the verb form *nema* to say "there isn't" or "there is no," the noun that follows must take the genitive case. The numeral will take the masculine/neuter genitive ending **-og(a)**.

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Negative and indefinite numerals (nijedan / ijedan)

adjective

adverb

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determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

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

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Question	Answer
caravan	karavana
not a single one	nijedan
oasis	oaza
The caravan did not see a single oasis today.	Karavana danas nije vidjela nijednu oazu.
any / a single one	ijedan
well (for water)	bunar
Do you see a single well with water?	Vidiš li ijedan bunar s vodom?
camel	deva
Would any camel eat this yellowish bush?	Bi li ijedna deva pojela ovaj žućkasti grm?
Not a single camel has enough strength for the journey.	Nijedna deva nema dovoljno snage za put.
dune	dina
I do not see a single oasis behind those dunes.	Ne vidim nijednu oazu iza onih dina.
Is there a single dune behind which we can rest?	Postoji li ijedna dina iza koje se možemo odmarati?
We did not find a single well with fresh water.	Nismo našli nijedan bunar sa svježom vodom.
merchant	trgovac
Does any merchant have a plan for survival?	Ima li ijedan trgovac plan za preživljavanje?
Not a single merchant wanted to travel through the desert.	Nijedan trgovac nije htio putovati kroz pustinju.
signpost	putokaz
There is not a single signpost for the oasis.	Nema nijednog putokaza za oazu.
If you see a single signpost, tell me immediately.	Ako vidiš ijedan putokaz, odmah mi reci.
mirage	priviđenje
Today we did not have a single mirage.	Danas nismo imali nijedno priviđenje.
Is there a single mirage in which he would believe?	Postoji li ijedno priviđenje u koje bi on vjerovao?
Did any caravan survive this heat?	Je li ijedna karavana preživjela ovu vrućinu?

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