uprkos + Dative

Despite

Level 4

Despite + dative.

How It Works

Uprkos means "despite" or "in spite of". It is followed by a noun or pronoun in the dative case.

Dative singular of feminine nouns ends in -i (kiša, kiši), and the dative plural ends in -ima or -ama (problemi, problemima).

Wiktionary and school grammars give the dative, so use that. Usprkos is a variant of the same word.

To link two clauses, use iako (although): Iako pada kiša, idemo.

Uprkos kiši idemo u šetnju.
Despite the rain we are going for a walk.
Kiši is the dative of kiša.
Uprkos problemima, Amir završava posao.
Despite the problems, Amir is finishing the job.
Problemima is the dative plural.
Uprkos svemu, Emina se smije.
Despite everything, Emina is smiling.
Svemu is the dative of sve.
Uprkos hladnoći sjedimo vani.
Despite the cold we sit outside.
Hladnoći is the dative.
Uprkos umoru nastavljamo dalje.
Despite the tiredness we keep going.
Umoru is the dative of umor.

Using the accusative.
Uprkos kišu.
Uprkos kiši.
Uprkos does not take the accusative.

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Uprkos takes the dative.

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