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frequently for that purpose, but Croatian does not. For example:
Ovo N je sok N od jabuke G . This is apple juice.
Kuća N je od kamena G . The house is of stone.
There are two more very useful words (they can be used on their own, but also with
nouns in G):
word + G on its own
prije before earlier
poslije after later
The word poslije is an exception from the usual pronunciation rules: many people
pronounce it pos-lje. Both words are very common:
Poslije plaže G idemo na večeru A . After the beach, we’re going to supper.
Jedem doručak A prije posla G . I eat breakfast before work.
Instead of poslije, the word nakon can be used, but it’s always used with a noun in
G, while poslije can be used on its own:
Poslije idemo na večeru A . Later, we’re going to supper.
Note: these words don’t completely correspond to English before and after. I’ll
explain the details later, in 49 For 7 Hours: Definite Periods.
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® Use of kod¨ + G for destinations is standard in Serbia and Bosnia. Spelling od sada,
as two words, is acceptable in Standard Serbian.
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In Russian, which is a close cousin to Croatian, there’s basically the same three-way
table; of course, some prepositions have a bit different shape. Besides, the dative
case (D) is not equal to locative (L) in Russian – and the locative case is usually called
‘prepositional’:
kuda
where... to
gd’e
where
otkuda
where... from
v + A v + L iz + G
na + A na + L so + G
k + D u + G ot + G
I have here just spelled Russian using Croatian Latin characters, to show you how
similar the system is. You can find more in this link: Motion and Location.
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