Koji in the Cases
Koji changes its ending like an adjective, depending on its role in its own clause.
How It Works
| Case | masc. | fem. | neut. |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koji | koja | koje |
| genitive | kojeg(a) | koje | kojeg(a) |
| dative, locative | kojem(u) | kojoj | kojem(u) |
| accusative | koji / kojeg(a) | koju | koje |
| instrumental | kojim | kojom | kojim |
The masculine accusative is kojeg for people and animals, and koji for things. The forms with -a or -u at the end are longer variants of the same word.
In the plural, the genitive is kojih and the dative, locative and instrumental are kojima.
Example: Knjiga koju čitam je stara. The word koju is feminine because of knjiga, and accusative because it is the object of čitam.
After a preposition, the preposition decides the case: grad u kojem živim, žena s kojom razgovaram.
Examples (5)
- Žena s kojom razgovaram je moja učiteljica.
The woman I am talking to is my teacher.
S asks for the instrumental: kojom.
- Knjiga koju čitam je stara.
The book I am reading is old.
Feminine accusative: koju.
- Grad u kojem živim je mali.
The town I live in is small.
U + locative: kojem.
- Čovjek kojeg vidim je Adnan.
The man I see is Adnan.
Living masculine accusative: kojeg.
- Djevojka kojoj sam pomogla zove se Selma.
The girl I helped is called Selma.
Dative: kojoj.
Common Mistakes
Keeping the nominative after a preposition
Žena s koja razgovaram je moja učiteljica.Žena s kojom razgovaram je moja učiteljica.S needs the instrumental case.
How It Connects
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Koji changes with case.
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