Common Feminine Nouns
Common feminine nouns include kuća, knjiga and žena. They often end in -a in the nominative singular.
How It Works
With kuća, knjiga and žena, choose feminine singular agreement: ova, moja, velika or nova as appropriate. These familiar -a nouns provide a useful starting pattern.
The ending changes when the noun has another role. For example, knjiga becomes knjigu as a direct object. It remains feminine; both the noun and its modifier adjust to the new case.
Separate gender from the noun’s shape. Tata and kolega can refer to male people and take masculine agreement despite their final -a. Learn such nouns with an actual phrase rather than predicting gender from one letter alone.
Examples (3)
- Kuća je velika.
The house is large.
Velika is feminine singular.
- Knjiga je zanimljiva.
The book is interesting.
Zanimljiva agrees with knjiga.
- Ova žena govori hrvatski.
This woman speaks Croatian.
Ova agrees with feminine žena.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The noun-ending clue builds on the distinction between grammatical genders.
Related Patterns
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