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Croatian

Whether you are at work or school, keep your desk organized with proper stationery terms.

### Basic Desk Essentials

You will often need a planner (*rokovnik*), a highlighter or marker (*marker*), and a calculator (*kalkulator*).

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### Correcting Mistakes

When you make a mistake, you can use correction fluid (*korektor*) or an eraser (*gumica*).

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When a feminine noun ending in *-a* (like *gumica*) is the direct object of an action, it takes the accusative ending *-u* (*gumicu*). You might also need adhesive tape (*selotejp*) to fix torn pages.

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### Fastening Pages Together

To keep loose documents organized, use a stapler (*klamerica*) or paperclips (*spajalice*, singular: *spajalica*). 

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When doing something "with" a tool, Croatian uses the instrumental case. For a feminine noun like *klamerica*, this adds the ending *-om* (*klamericom*).

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### Geometry and Drawing Tools

If you are drawing or working with pencils, a ruler (*ravnalo*) and a pencil sharpener (*šiljilo*) are indispensable.

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When expressing that you are "without" (*bez*) something, the following noun must be in the genitive case. Masculine and neuter nouns generally take an *-a* ending (like *kalkulatora* and *ravnala*), while feminine nouns take an *-e* ending (like *klamerice*):

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Office Supplies

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

Genitive plural (-a)

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')

Question	Answer
planner	rokovnik
marker	marker
calculator	kalkulator
Buy me a new planner, a yellow marker, and a calculator for work.	Kupi mi novi rokovnik, žuti marker i kalkulator za posao.
correction fluid	korektor
eraser	gumica
adhesive tape	selotejp
If you made a mistake, take the correction fluid and the eraser, not the tape.	Ako si pogriješio, uzmi korektor i gumicu, a ne selotejp.
stapler	klamerica
paperclip	spajalica
ruler	ravnalo
Your stapler and paperclips are here, but I don't see the ruler.	Tvoja klamerica i spajalice su ovdje, ali ne vidim ravnalo.
pencil sharpener	šiljilo
Put the pencil sharpener, the eraser, and the calculator into the bag.	Stavi šiljilo, gumicu i kalkulator u torbu.
Can you give me the ruler, the tape, and the green marker?	Možeš li mi dati ravnalo, selotejp i zeleni marker?
I cannot work without a calculator, a ruler, and a stapler.	Ne mogu raditi bez kalkulatora, ravnala i klamerice.
I need a paperclip and a sharpener for this pencil.	Trebam spajalicu i šiljilo za ovu olovku.
I will need a ruler and a calculator for the exam.	Trebat će mi ravnalo i kalkulator za ispit.
I must not forget to bring the blue marker and the black planner.	Ne smijem zaboraviti ponijeti plavi marker i crni rokovnik.
We cannot staple this thick paper, give me the tape.	Ne možemo spojiti ovaj debeli papir klamericom, daj mi selotejp.
She keeps paperclips, an eraser, and a marker in the drawer.	Ona u ladici drži spajalice, gumicu i marker.
Can you lend me the correction fluid?	Možeš li mi posuditi korektor?