| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
chronicle | kronika |
chronicles | kronike |
from /out /of (+gen) | iz |
Narnia (imaginary country of this story) | Narnija |
of Narnia (genitive) | iz Narnije |
The Chronicles of Narnia | Kronike iz Narnije |
magic /wizardry | čarobnjaštvo |
wizard /sorcerer /magician | čarobnjak |
(used after nouns to express possessive - 's) (masc (hard stem/masc soft stem /fem) | -ov - ev - in •
• Rule for -ev: Used if the stem-final consonant is "soft" or palatal (c, č, ć, đ, j, lj, nj, š, ž, št).
• Rule for -ov: Used for "hard" consonant stems.
• Examples:
• kralj (king) → kraljev (king's)
• brat (brother) → bratov (brother's)
• Ivan → Ivanov (Ivan's)
• -in
• Usage: Added to feminine nouns (especially proper names, kinship terms, or animal/hypocoristic names ending in -a or -o).
• Examples:
• sestra (sister) → sestrin (sister's)
• mama → mamin (mom's)
• báka (grandma) → bákīn (grandma's)
• Ana → Anin (Ana's)
Limited to personal animate nouns - e.g., you cannot say kamenov for "stone's" or kućin for "house's" |
the magician's | čarobnjakov |
nephew | nećak |
The Magician's Nephew | Čarobnjakov Nećak |
first (m/f/n) | prvi - prva - prvo |
book (f) | knjiga |
first book | prva knjiga |
chapter (n) | poglavlje |
first chapter | prvo poglavlje |
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