Croatian nouns are grouped in three types of declension

Croatian nouns can be grouped in three types of declension: the “a declension”, the “e declension” and the “i declension”.

As you may guess, these vowels (a-e-i) will help you to remember and systematise your learning patterns.
The vowels signalize the ending that a noun of that class takes in the genitive singular.
Please keep that in mind when you look at the following tables.

1. Synopsis: The case endings of the “a declension”

This group contains all masculine (m) and neuter (n) nouns which take the -a ending in the genitive singular.
The following table provides you with a synopsis:

Synopsis: Case endings of -a declension
	Singular	Plural
N	m: consonant n: -e, -o	m: -i n: -a
G	-a	-a
D / L	-u	-ima
A	m: consonant n: -e, -o	m: -e n: -a
I	-om, -em	-ima
V	m: -e, -u n: -e, -o	m: -i n: -a

2. Synopsis: The case endings of the “e declension”

All feminine nouns ending in -e in the genitive singular, follow this declension pattern.
The following table provides you with a synopsis:

Synopsis: Case endings of -e declension
	Singular	Plural
N	-a	-e
G	-e	-a
D / L	-i	-ama
A	-u	-e
I	-om	-ama
V	-o	-e

3. Synopsis: The case endings of the “i declension”

This group collects all feminine nouns ending in -i in genitive (and vocative) singular.
The following table provides you with a synopsis:

Synopsis: Case endings of -i declension
	Singular	Plural
N / A	consonant	-i
G / V	-i	-i
D / L	-i	-ima
I	-i,-ju	-ima

The following chapters of this grammar will tell you all about Croatian adjectives.

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Croatian nouns are grouped in three types of declension

1. Synopsis: The case endings of the “a declension”

2. Synopsis: The case endings of the “e declension”

3. Synopsis: The case endings of the “i declension”

Croatian Grammar

Introduction

Nouns

Adjectives & Adverbs

Verbs

Pronouns

Word order & Sentences

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