tijekom / za vrijeme + Genitive

During an Event

Level 4

Tijekom and za vrijeme introduce a period in the genitive.

How It Works

Use a genitive noun phrase after tijekom: tijekom dana, tijekom putovanja. The phrase identifies the interval containing the event.

Za vrijeme works as a multiword preposition followed by a genitive expression: za vrijeme nastave. The word vrijeme is part of this construction; do not inflect the following noun as a direct object of za.

To say that an activity continues through every part of a period, add explicit duration information. A during-phrase by itself can also locate a short event inside a longer interval.

Examples (3)

  1. Tijekom ljeta često plivamo.

    During the summer we often swim.

    Ljeta is genitive singular.

  2. Za vrijeme nastave ne koristimo telefone.

    We do not use phones during class.

    Nastave follows the multiword time preposition.

  3. Tijekom putovanja upoznala sam Anu.

    During the trip I met Ana.

    The meeting happened within the trip; the speaker is female.

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tijekom / za vrijeme + GenitiveLevel 4During an Event

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A genitive phrase identifies the period during which an event takes place.

Words in This Pattern

tijekom