Numbers 1-100 in Croatian
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Welcome to our Croatian course for beginners! In this lesson of the concise Croatian language course designed for self-study, we will delve into how to count and name numbers in Croatian, as well as the forms of pronouns in different cases. If, for some reason, you haven't grasped the cases, please feel free to review the previous lessons once more.
If you want to speak Croatian, it's advisable to learn numbers, which we frequently need in various situations: in a store, at the bank, when checking the time, or finding out a tram number. Numerals can be cardinal (one, two, three...) or ordinal (first, second, third), and they change according to cases, genders, and numbers. To be able to modify them, it's necessary to know the base. Let's get to know the simplest numbers from one to ten, both in cardinal and ordinal forms:
1 - jedan / jedna / jedno - prvi / prva / prvo
2 - dva / dvije - drugi / druga / drugo
3 - tri - treći / treća / treće
4 - četiri - četvrti / četvrta / četvrto
5 - pet - peti / peta / peto
6 - šest - šesti / šesta / šesto
7 - sedam - sedmi / sedma / sedmo
8 - osam - osmi / osma / osmo
9 - devet - deveti / deveta / deveto
10 - deset - deseti / deseta / deseto
If you look closely, there's nothing supernatural here; all numbers resemble Russian. Next, let's explore numbers from eleven to twenty:
11 - jedanaest - jedanaesti / jedanaesta / jedanaesto
12 - dvanaest - dvanaesti / dvanaesta / dvanaesto
13 - trinaest - trinaesti / trinaesta / trinaesto
14 - četrnaest - četrnaesti / četrnaesta / četrnaesto
15 - petnaest - petnaesti / petnaesta / petnaesto
16 - šesnaest - šesnaesti / šesnaesta / šesnaesto
17 - sedamnaest - sedamnaesti / sedamnaesta / sedamnaesto
18 - osamnaest - osamnaesti / osamnaesta / osamnaesto
19 - devetnaest - devetnaesti / devetnaesta / devetnaesto
20 - dvadeset - dvadeseti / dvadeseta / dvadeseto
Now, let's see how numbers are formed when combining tens and units:
21 - dvadeset (i) jedan / (i) jedna / (i) jedno - dvadeset prvi / prva / prvo
22 - dvadeset (i) dva / (i) dvije - dvadeset drugi / dvadeset druga / dvadeset drugo
23 - dvadeset (i) tri - dvadeset treći / treća / treće
24 - dvadeset (i) četiri - dvadeset četvrti / četvrta / četvrto
25 - dvadeset (i) pet - dvadeset peti / peta / peto
26 - dvadeset (i) šest - dvadeset šesti / šesta / šesto
27 - dvadeset (i) sedam - dvadeset sedmi / sedma / sedmo
28 - dvadeset (i) osam - dvadeset osmi / osma / osmo
29 - dvadeset (i) devet - dvadeset deveti / deveta / deveto
So, when combining tens and units, you can use the conjunction "i" between them. Otherwise, it's a straightforward combination of tens and units. Now, let's take a look at the tens in Croatian:
30 - trideset - trideseti / trideseta / trideseto
40 - četrdeset - četrdeseti / četrdeseta / četrdeseto
50 - pedeset - pedeseti / pedeseta / pedeseto
60 - šezdeset - šezdeseti / šezdeseta / šezdeseto
70 - sedamdeset - sedamdeseti / sedamdeseta / sedamdeseto
80 - osamdeset - osamdeseti / osamdeseta / osamdeseto
90 - devedeset - devedeseti / devedeseta / devedeseto
Hundreds are combinations that include units, tens, and hundreds. Let's see how hundreds are named in Croatian:
100 - sto - stoti / stota / stoto
200 - dvjesto - dvjestoti / dvjestota / dvjestoto
300 - tristo - tristoti / tristota / tristoto
400 - četiristo - četiristoti / četiristota / četiristoto
500 - petsto - petstoti / petstota / petstoto
600 - šeststo - šeststoti / šeststota / šeststoto
700 - sedamsto - sedamstoti / sedamstota / sedamstoto
800 - osamsto - osamstoti / osamstota / osamstoto
900 - devetsto - devetstoti / devetstota / devetstoto
1000 - tisuću - tisućiti / tisućita / tisućito
Numbers with these orders are formed similarly to Russian: first thousands, then hundreds, tens, and finally units. Examples:
23 - sto dvadeset (i) tri
748 - sedamsto četrdeset (i) osam
75492 - sedamdeset pet tisuća četiristo devedeset (i) dva
As you can see, there's nothing overly complicated, and the numeral system is similar to English. However, of course, it's essential to memorize the words that represent these digits. That's it; our lesson is concluded. Good luck with your studies!