voz, bašča, susjed, stol

Also-Heard Pairs

Level 5

Voz and vlak, bašča and bašta, komšija and susjed, sto and stol are pairs where both forms are heard.

How It Works

Poppy's choice	Also heard	Meaning
voz	vlak	train
bašča	bašta	garden
komšija	susjed	neighbour
sto	stol	table

None of these is a mistake. Vlak is accepted in Bosnian and is the usual word in Croatia. Bašča has a Bosnian feel, and bašta is heard as well. Susjed is an ordinary Bosnian word and is common in formal texts too.

The two words for table have slightly different forms: sto becomes stola in the genitive, and stol becomes stola too. In the locative, you use na stolu either way.

Pick one form for your own writing and stay with it inside a text. Mixing voz and vlak in one paragraph looks unplanned.

Examples (5)

Voz za Sarajevo kasni.
The train to Sarajevo is late.
Voz is the form Poppy uses.
Možemo putovati i vlakom.
We can also travel by train.
Vlak is also heard.
Komšija ima veliku bašču.
The neighbour has a big garden.
Bašča is feminine.
Susjed nam je donio kolače.
The neighbour brought us cakes.
Susjed is also an ordinary word.
Kafa je na stolu.
The coffee is on the table.
Stol and sto both make na stolu.

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