The case system - Padeži

This will be very short and effective post. I have created this for one of my students because it  sometimes seems difficult to follow all the cases when you learn them as a foreigner. So, NO ENDINGS in this post, just a small table that explains for which purpose we use each case. 

NB: These are NOT THE ONLY usages, but are the main ones and the first you learn as a beginner. I hope this will help some of you and make life a bit easier :)

PADEŽI
case-padež	Usage - upotreba	Example or additional comment
NOMINATIV	the case of subject in a sentence	No prepositions
GENITIV	origin, possession, part of something
DATIV	purpose, a relation between people or things*	*I am giving something TO someone.
AKUZATIV	direct object	with verbs such as voleti, želeti, imati, kuvati, jesti, piti…
VOKATIV	calling someone’s name	No prepositions Hey, Heather, can you do me a favour?
INSTRUMENTAL	the mean of some action or a company	I write with my pen - Pišem olovkom I am walking with a friend. - Šetam SA prijateljem.
LOKATIV	used for talking about where something is located at	ALWAYS with prepositions