svaki

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Level 2

Svaki + singular noun, matched in gender.

How It Works

Svaki is an adjective, so it agrees with the noun in gender:

GenderFormExample
masculinesvakisvaki dan
femininesvakasvaka kuća
neutersvakosvako jutro

The noun that follows is always singular, even though the meaning is "all of them, one by one". Use svaka djevojka, not a plural.

The forms change with case like other adjectives. Time phrases often use the genitive: svakog dana, svake sedmice, svakog jutra. These come at Level 3.

If you mean "everybody", use svako or svi: Svi dolaze. The word svako alone, with no noun, also means "everyone": Svako zna. That works as a general statement.

Examples (5)

  1. Svaki dan pijem kafu.

    I drink coffee every day.

    Svaki goes with the masculine dan.

  2. Svaka kuća u ulici ima baštu.

    Every house on the street has a garden.

    Svaka goes with the feminine kuća.

  3. Svako jutro šetam uz Miljacku.

    I walk along the Miljacka every morning.

    Svako goes with the neuter jutro.

  4. Svaka sedmica ima sedam dana.

    Every week has seven days.

    The noun stays singular.

  5. Svako dijete voli sladoled.

    Every child likes ice cream.

    Dijete is neuter, so svako.

Common Mistakes

  • Making the noun plural.

    Svaki dani.
    Svaki dan.

    After svaki the noun is singular.

  • Wrong gender.

    Svaki kuća.
    Svaka kuća.

    Svaki, svaka and svako must match the noun's gender.

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Svaki agrees with the noun.

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