Person, place, thing, or idea

e.g. pas, kuća, sreća

Action or state of being

e.g. trčati, jesti, biti

Describes a noun

e.g. velik, crven, sretan

Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

e.g. brzo, jako, uvijek

Replaces a noun

e.g. ja, ti, on, ona, oni

Shows relationships (location, time, direction)

e.g. u, na, sa, prije

Connects words or clauses

e.g. i, ali, jer, ili

Expresses emotion

e.g. aj!, zdravo!, oj!

Specifies a noun

e.g. taj, ova, jedan, moj