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For instance:
Ana putuje na Krk. Ana is traveling to the island of Krk.
putovati
Odlazim na Korčulu. I’m leaving for the island of Korčula.
Of course, this applies to the following nouns as well:
otok island ® planina mountain
The preposition na¨ is used for all destinations that are perceived as surfaces, or
when the destination is on top – it’s usually translated as onto or on: you would use
it for roofs, tabletops, walls, etc.
Next, it would be great if we could say not just I’m... but also we’re! It’s quite
simple: Croatian again prefers not to use personal pronouns (I, we...) but a special
verb form, 1st person plural present (for short, pres-1pl). It’s a form quite simple to
make, just add an -o to the pres-1 form (one that ends in a -m):
idem I’m going → idemo we’re going
For instance:
Putujemo na Lošinj. We’re traveling to the island of Lošinj.
putovati
Odlazimo u Ameriku. We’re leaving for America.
The preposition na¨ also applies to the following popular destinations:
plaža beach trg (city) square
For example:
Idemo na plažu. We’re going to the beach.
ići
The preposition na¨ must be used with the cardinal points when used as directions:
sjever north
zapad west
istok east
jug south
For example:
Putujemo na jug. We’re traveling south.
The preposition na¨ is used with many metaphorical destinations (or rather,
activities):
na fakultet to university
na more to the seaside
na posao to work
na praznike to holidays
na put on a trip
na selo to countryside
putovati
(I’ve listed nouns in the phrases above in the accusative case; the form praznike is in
accusative plural, a form that will be explained later.) For instance:
Ana ide na posao. Ana is going to work.
ići
Idemo na more. We’re going to the seaside.
ići