prema + Dative

Toward and According to

Level 3

Autobus ide prema Zenici shows direction. Ona je ljubazna prema meni shows attitude. Prema vijestima means "according to the news".

How It Works

MeaningExample
towardprema gradu, prema rijeci
to a person (attitude)ljubazan prema djeci
according toprema mom mišljenju

With a pronoun, use the long dative form, not the short one: prema meni, prema njemu, prema vama.

Prema is a little different from k. With k you go to a place or a person, but with prema you only point in the direction. It also appears with time: prema večeri (toward evening).

For "according to" you can also use po or u skladu s, but prema is common in news and speech. Be careful: prema does not mean "to" in the sense of arriving. For that, use u or na with the accusative.

Examples (4)

  1. Autobus ide prema Zenici.

    The bus is going toward Zenica.

    Zenica becomes Zenici.

  2. Ajla je ljubazna prema djeci.

    Ajla is kind to children.

    Prema shows attitude toward people.

  3. Prema mom mišljenju, kafa je bolja.

    In my opinion, coffee is better.

    Prema introduces a source or view.

  4. Prema njemu je vrlo pažljiva.

    She is very careful with him.

    The long form njemu follows prema.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the noun after prema in the instrumental.

    Idem prema gradom.
    Idem prema gradu.

    Prema takes the dative: gradu.

How It Connects

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prema + DativeLevel 3Toward and According to

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Prema takes the dative.

Words in This Pattern

premaljubazandativ