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Croatian

In Croatian, the number one (**jedan**) has plural forms. While it might sound strange to have a plural word for "one," these forms are essential for two reasons: indicating "some" or "certain" items, and counting objects that are grammatically plural even when they represent a single item (like a pair of pants or a single door).

| Gender (Plural) | Form |
|---|---|
| Masculine | **jedni** |
| Feminine | **jedne** |
| Neuter | **jedna** |

### Meaning "Some" or "Certain" (jedni)

When used with regular plural nouns, the plural forms of **jedan** translate to "some" or "certain". For masculine plural nouns like **ljudi** (people) and **stranci** (strangers), use the masculine plural form **jedni**.

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### Counting Feminine Plural Pairs and Objects (jedne)

Many common nouns in Croatian are "pluralia tantum"—words that only have a plural form, even when referring to one physical object. Common feminine examples include **traperice** (jeans), **ljestve** (ladder), and **gaće** (underpants). 

To say "one pair of jeans" or "one ladder," use the feminine plural form **jedne**.

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You also use **jedne** when referring to a single pair of objects that normally come in twos, like shoes (**cipele**).

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### Counting Neuter Plural Objects (jedna)

There are also neuter plural-only nouns. Common examples include **vrata** (door), **kliješta** (pliers), and **leđa** (back). To talk about a single door, one pair of pliers, or one back, you must use the neuter plural form **jedna**.

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Plural forms of one (jedni, jedne, jedna)

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
some / one pair (m)	jedni
Some people always buy expensive things.	Jedni ljudi uvijek kupuju skupe stvari.
Some strangers are coming today instead of Ivan Horvat.	Danas dolaze jedni stranci umjesto Ivana Horvata.
some / one pair (f)	jedne
jeans	traperice
I will buy one pair of new jeans instead of a dress.	Kupit ću jedne nove traperice umjesto haljine.
to tear	poderati
She does not want to tear those jeans.	Ona ne želi poderati te traperice.
some / one pair (n)	jedna
pliers	kliješta
I use one pair of pliers instead of scissors.	Koristim jedna kliješta umjesto škara.
Only one door in the building is open.	Samo su jedna vrata u zgradi otvorena.
ladder	ljestve
Bring me one ladder to fix the roof.	Donesi mi jedne ljestve da popravim krov.
This wooden ladder is very dangerous.	Ove drvene ljestve su vrlo opasne.
to pinch / to chafe	žuljati
I am going with my daughter to get one pair of shoes that do not pinch her.	Idem s kćeri po jedne cipele koje ju ne žuljaju.
If the shoes pinch you, buy others.	Ako te cipele žuljaju, kupi druge.
underpants	gaće
The child managed to tear one pair of underpants yesterday.	Dijete je jučer uspjelo poderati jedne gaće.
Instead of pants, he is wearing only one pair of underpants.	Umjesto hlača, on nosi samo jedne gaće.
back (body part)	leđa
I need one strong back for this job.	Trebaju mi jedna jaka leđa za ovaj posao.
My back hurts while I work in the garden.	Bole me leđa dok radim u vrtu.
I need one pair of pliers for this job.	Trebam jedna kliješta za ovaj posao.