Plural Adjectives

Level 2

Plural nouns need plural adjectives.

How It Works

gendersingularplural
masculinedobar prijateljdobri prijatelji
femininedobra kafadobre kafe
neuterdobro selodobra sela

The masculine plural ends in -i, the same ending as the nominative plural of many masculine nouns. For masculine nouns that are not people (stari mostovi), the pattern is the same.

The adjective follows the noun's gender and number, even when the noun looks odd. Djeca is a good example: it looks like a feminine singular noun, but the adjective and the verb are plural: mala djeca, moja djeca, djeca su.

The adjective mali already ends in -i in the singular, but it still changes in the feminine and neuter plural: mali stolovi, male kuće, mala sela.

Examples (4)

  1. Dobri prijatelji dolaze u nedjelju.

    Good friends come on Sunday.

    Masculine plural adjectives end in -i.

  2. Nove knjige su na polici.

    The new books are on the shelf.

    Feminine plural adjectives end in -e.

  3. Mala sela su blizu rijeke.

    The small villages are near the river.

    Neuter plural adjectives end in -a.

  4. Tople pite su na stolu.

    The warm pies are on the table.

    Pita is feminine, so tople.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the feminine ending with a masculine noun.

    Dobre prijatelji dolaze.
    Dobri prijatelji dolaze.

    Prijatelji is masculine, so the adjective takes -i.

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Plural AdjectivesLevel 2

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Plural adjectives agree with plural nouns.

Words in This Pattern

dobarnovprijateljmnožina