Adjectives With Numbers

Level 5

Dva velika grada and tri velike kuće follow one pattern, and pet velikih gradova follows another.

How It Works

Gender2, 3, 45 and up
masculinedva velika gradapet velikih gradova
femininetri velike kućepet velikih kuća
neuterdva velika selapet velikih sela

The adjective after dva, tri and četiri ends in -a for masculine and neuter and in -e for feminine. The noun shows the genitive singular.

For feminine, dvije replaces dva: dvije lijepe sestre.

From five up, numbers use the genitive plural for both words. The adjective ends in -ih: pet starih knjiga.

The same endings follow bigger numbers that end in two, three or four, such as dvadeset dva velika grada. The teens 12, 13 and 14 are the exception: dvanaest velikih gradova.

Examples (4)

  1. Sarajevo i Tuzla su dva velika grada.

    Sarajevo and Tuzla are two big cities.

    Velika and grada follow dva.

  2. U kafani su tri nove konobarice.

    There are three new waitresses in the café.

    Nove is the feminine form after tri.

  3. Kupila sam četiri svježa hljeba.

    I bought four fresh loaves of bread.

    Svježa and hljeba follow četiri.

  4. Imam pet starih knjiga.

    I have five old books.

    From five up, both words are genitive plural.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the genitive plural adjective after dva.

    dva velikih grada
    dva velika grada

    After dva the adjective ends in -a.

  • Using the masculine ending with a feminine noun.

    tri velika kuće
    tri velike kuće

    Feminine nouns need -e on the adjective.

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Words in This Pattern

dvatričetiripetvelik