The 7 Cases of Serbian & Croatian

All 7 cases at a glance

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#	Serbian / Croatian	English name	Key question	Main use
1	Nominativ	Nominative	Who? / What?	The subject of the sentence — the person or thing doing the action	Learn →
2	Genitiv	Genitive	Whose? / Where from?	Possession or belonging — 'something of/belonging to someone'	Learn →
3	Dativ	Dative	To whom? / To what?	The indirect object — showing who something is given, said, or done to	Learn →
4	Akuzativ	Accusative	Whom? / What?	The direct object — the person or thing that the action directly affects	Learn →
5	Vokativ	Vocative	No question word — it's used when calling or addressing directly	Directly addressing a person, animal, or personified thing	Learn →
6	Instrumental	Instrumental	With whom? / With what? / By means of what?	Expressing means or instrument — 'with what' something is done	Learn →
7	Lokativ	Locative	Where? / About what? / On what?	Indicating location — where something is or where something happens	Learn →