The vocative is used to address someone: on the phone, in a message, in the street. It is very much alive.
| type | rule | examples |
|---|---|---|
| masculine, hard consonant | + -e | Ivan → Ivane! doktor → doktore! gospodin → gospodine! |
| masculine in -k, -g, -h, -c | + -e with č, ž, š | junak → junače, drug → druže, Bog → Bože!, otac → oče, čovjek → čovječe |
| masculine, soft consonant (j, lj, nj, č, ć, š, ž, đ) | + -u | prijatelju!, mužu! |
| feminine in -a | -o | ženo, sestro, gospođo |
| feminine in -ica | -ice | učiteljice!, Danice! |
| names in -a, in -o, neuters, plurals | = nominative | Ana! Mirza! Marko! dijete! djeco! |
Gospodine, izvolite. — Here you are, sir. Draga Ana, hvala ti na pismu. — Dear Ana, thank you for your letter.
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