kroz, preko
Through and Across
Through and across use different cases.
How It Works
| word | case | example |
|---|---|---|
| kroz | accusative | kroz grad, kroz park |
| preko | genitive | preko mosta, preko rijeke |
Kroz goes through the inside of something: a city, a park, a window. Masculine nouns for things look the same in the accusative and the nominative. Masculine nouns for people and animals use the genitive form. Feminine nouns in -a end in -u: kroz šumu (through the forest).
Preko goes across or over something: a bridge, a river, a street. The noun is in the genitive: mosta, rijeke, ulice.
Preko can also mean more than: preko sto ljudi. It is also used for by way of, as in preko prijatelja (through a friend). So through in English can be kroz or preko, depending on the meaning.
Examples (4)
- Idemo kroz park.
We are walking through the park.
Park is the same in the accusative.
- Šetam kroz Baščaršiju.
I walk through Baščaršija.
Baščaršija ends in -u in the accusative.
- Trčimo preko mosta.
We run across the bridge.
Mosta is the genitive of most.
- Pekara je preko ulice.
The bakery is across the street.
Ulice is the genitive of ulica.
Common Mistakes
Mixing up the cases.
Trčimo preko most.Trčimo preko mosta.Preko needs the genitive.
How It Connects
Learn This First
These prepositions take the accusative.
Related Patterns
- kod, bez, blizu + GenitiveAt Someone's Place, Without, Near
Other words that take the genitive.
Level 2 - Accusative of People and Animals
The accusative has special forms for living beings.
Level 2 - u, na + AccusativeInto and Onto
More uses of the accusative.
Level 2 - pored, kraj, pokrajNext to
Place words that take the genitive.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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