Lesson 59. Adjectives in the Accusative
Adjective Endings
Adjectives in the Accusative
| Gender/Number | Ending | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m. singular inanimate | -∅ (=nom.) | velik grad | |
| m. singular animate | -og | velikog brata | |
| f. singular | -u | veliku sestru | |
| n. singular | -o (=nom.) | veliko more | |
| m. plural | -e | velike gradove | |
| f. plural | -e (=nom.) | velike sestre | |
| n. plural | -a (=nom.) | velika mora |
Examples
Vidim moga brata. (Видим мога брата.)
— I see my brother. (animate m. +og)
Čitam novu knjigu. (Читам нову књигу.)
— I read a new book. (f. +u)
Volim plavo more. (Волим плаво море.)
— I love the blue sea. (n. = nom.)
Imam velik sto. (Имам велик сто.)
— I have a big table. (inanimate m. = nom.)
Gledam stare filmove. (Гледам старе филмове.)
— I watch old films. (m. pl. +e)
The Form moga / mog
Possessive and demonstrative pronouns have a short and long form:
moj → moga / mog(animate m. acc.) —vidim mog brataorvidim moga brata.tvoj → tvoga / tvog.
Both work. The short form is more common in speech.
Exercises
Exercise 1
"I love a red car":
Show explanation
In casual speech, auto often acts like feminine → acc. crvenu auto / crvenog auta. Technically it’s m. inanimate, so we leave it like the nominative; but for learning, the second option works.
Exercise 2
Translate: "I see my big brother."
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Vidim mog velikog brata.
Exercise 3
Why doesn’t the adjective change when you say "I see a table" but it does change when you say "I see a brother"?
Show answer
sto is inanimate m., acc. = nom. brat is animate m., acc. = gen. (with -og in adjectives).
Lesson vocabulary
- nov нов
- new
- star стар
- old
- novog новог
- new (animate m. acc.)