brojevi
The phrase "numbers" is translated into Croatian as brojevi.
The term refers to symbols or words used to count or measure things. In a broad sense, it encompasses the general concept of numbers, including cardinal numbers like Jedan (one), Dva (two), Tri (three), Četiri (four), Pet (five), Šest (six), Sedam (seven), Osam (eight), Devet (nine) and Deset (ten), as well as larger values such as dvjesto (two hundred) and tristo (three hundred).
Which one should you use?
While brojevi refers to numbers in a general sense, brojke is often used to refer specifically to individual digits or numerical figures in a sequence.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of brojevi is broj. When expressing ownership or relation, the genitive singular form broja is used to mean "of a number", whereas the genitive plural form brojeva is used to mean "of numbers". Additionally, Croatian uses ordinal numbers to indicate position, such as Prvi (first), Drugi (second), Treći (third), Četvrti (fourth), Peti (fifth), Šesti (sixth), Sedmi (seventh), Osmi (eighth), Deveti (ninth) and Deseti (tenth).
Did you know?
- In Croatian, when counting people, you must use different grammatical forms of numbers depending on whether the group is masculine or feminine, which can change how you say 'two' or 'three'.
- In Croatia, the number four četiri is often used in the phrase četiri zida, which refers to the privacy and safety of one's own home.
- The word for 'zero', nula, is identical to the word used in many other Slavic languages and even shares a root with the Latin 'nullus', meaning 'none'.
Examples in context
- Dva psaTwo dogs – masculine
- Dvije mačkeTwo cats – feminine
- Dvije knjigeTwo books – feminine
- Tri autaThree cars – neuter
- Trideset i jedanThirty-one
- Dvije stotineTwo hundred
- Tri tisućeThree thousand
- Ovi brojevi su jako veliki.These numbers are very large.
- Neki brojevi su teški za naučiti.Some numbers are difficult to learn.
Example conversation
Ana and Luka are looking at a math textbook.
- AnaLuka, jesi li vidio ove brojeve?Luka, did you see these numbers?
- LukaDa, ali ne razumijem ih.Yes, but I don't understand them.
- AnaOvi brojevi su zapravo jednostavni.These numbers are actually simple.
- LukaMožda, pokušat ću ponovo.Maybe, I will try again.
