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Why do we say na prvom slajdu and na drugom?
Because na here means on / on the slide, which expresses location, so Croatian uses the locative case.
- slajd = slide
- na slajdu = on the slide
- na prvom slajdu = on the first slide
- na drugom = on the second one
In the second part, slajdu is omitted because it is understood from the first part. So:
- a na drugom su primjeri
really means:
- a na drugom slajdu su primjeri
This kind of omission is very common and natural.
Why are prvom and drugom used instead of prvi and drugi?
Because the adjective has to match the case of the noun.
Here, slajdu is in the locative singular, so the ordinal numbers/adjectives must also be in the locative singular:
- prvi slajd = the first slide (nominative)
na prvom slajdu = on the first slide (locative)
- drugi slajd = the second slide
- na drugom slajdu = on the second slide
Since slajd is masculine singular, the forms are:
- prvom
- drugom