At a bustling local fair full of chaos (kaos) and noise (galama), you will see people everywhere and an endless variety of goods. To describe this, use the universal pronouns svatko (everyone) and svašta (all sorts of things).
Declining "Svatko" (Everyone)
The pronoun svatko refers to people. Because "everyone" is singular in Croatian, verbs used with svatko are always singular.
| Case | Form |
|---|
| Nominative | svatko |
| Genitive | svakoga |
| Dative | svakomu / svakome |
| Accusative | svakoga |
| Locative | svakom / svakome |
| Instrumental | (sa) svakim |
When svatko is the subject, it takes the nominative case.
For a direct object, use the accusative form svakoga.
Prepositions also dictate the case. For example, od (from) takes the genitive, and s/sa (with) takes the instrumental.
Verbs involving giving or offering something to someone take the dative form svakome.
Declining "Svašta" (All Sorts of Things)
Svašta refers to a chaotic variety of objects or concepts ("all sorts of things" or "everything"). Notice how the root changes from svaš- in the nominative and accusative to svač- elsewhere.
| Case | Form |
|---|
| Nominative | svašta |
| Genitive | svačega |
| Dative | svačemu |
| Accusative | svašta |
| Locative | svačemu |
| Instrumental | (sa) svačim |
Like inanimate nouns, the accusative form of svašta is identical to its nominative form.
To express availability (like saying "there is a bit of everything"), use the genitive form svačega with imati (to have).
Certain verbs govern specific cases: čuditi se (to be surprised by) takes the dative, while baviti se (to deal with) takes the instrumental.
Finally, when talking about (preposition o) a variety of topics, use the locative form svačemu.
Putting It All Together
Combine both pronouns to emphasize the sheer volume of people and things at the fair. Just ensure each is in the correct case for its role!