Alongside vs down along · Uz ivicu vs niz nagib
uz + accusative marks movement along something you stay beside: a riverbank, a wall, a fence, a coast — parallel to an edge or line.
uz + akuzativ — kretanje paralelno ivici: reka, zid, ograda, obala, kanal.
niz + accusative marks movement down along a slope or route: a street toward lower ground, stairs, a hill — the path has a “downward” feel along its length.
niz + akuzativ — kretanje naniže duž puta: ulica, stepenice, brdo, padina.
Contrast · Kontrast:
uz ne mora biti naniže — možeš ići uz reku na ravnom terenu. niz naglašava spuštanje duž nečega (niz ulicu, niz stepenice).
| Okvir · Frame (SR · EN) | Primer · Example (SR + listen · EN) |
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| uz + akuzativ — duž reke / obale along the river / shore |
Šetamo uz reku posle kiše.
We walk along the river after the rain.
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| uz + akuzativ — uz zid, uz ogradu along the wall; along the fence |
Hodamo uz visok zid dvorca.
We walk along the castle’s high wall.
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| niz + akuzativ — niz ulicu down (along) the street |
Silazimo niz usku ulicu ka trgu.
We’re coming down a narrow street toward the square.
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| niz + akuzativ — niz stepenice down the stairs |
Silazim niz dugačko stepenište.
I’m going down a long flight of stairs.
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| niz + akuzativ — niz brdo / padinu down the hill / slope |
Deca trče niz strmu padinu.
The children run down the steep slope.
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After uz and niz, the noun is in the accusative (the path or landmark you move along or down).
Choose uz or niz + accusative for each sentence (three choices per item).
Izaberi uz ili niz + akuzativ — u svakom pitanju imaš tri opcije.
Same task — pick uz or niz + accusative.
Isti zadatak — uz ili niz + akuzativ.