Colours
Most colour words are adjectives and agree with their noun: crvena kuća, plavo more, bijeli sto.
How It Works
The main colours are crven (red), plav (blue), zelen (green), žut (yellow), crn (black), bijel (white), smeđ (brown), siv (grey), ljubičast (purple), ružičast (pink) and narandžast (orange). Each one has three forms.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|
| crven sto | crvena kuća | crveno vino |
| plav kaput | plava haljina | plavo more |
| bijel hljeb | bijela košulja | bijelo mlijeko |
Masculine adjectives also have a longer form, such as bijeli sto (the white table), often used when the thing is already known. Later levels explain it. A few colour words, such as bež, never change. For now, pick the short form that matches your noun.
Examples (5)
- Ona ima crvenu torbu.
She has a red bag.
Torba is feminine, and in the accusative crvena becomes crvenu.
- Nebo je danas plavo.
The sky is blue today.
Nebo is neuter, so the colour ends in -o.
- Kafa je crna.
The coffee is black.
Kafa is feminine, so the colour ends in -a.
- Ajla voli zelenu boju.
Ajla likes the colour green.
Boja is feminine, and in the accusative zelena becomes zelenu.
- Snijeg je bijel.
Snow is white.
Snijeg is masculine, so the colour has no ending.
Common Mistakes
The colour does not match a feminine noun.
Moja haljina je plavo.Moja haljina je plava.Haljina is feminine, so plav takes -a.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Colours are adjectives.
Related Patterns
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Practice Colours in Bubblegum
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