Feminine Accusative -u

Feminine Objects in -u

Level 2

Many feminine nouns ending in -a take accusative singular -u. Knjiga becomes knjigu and kuća becomes kuću.

How It Works

Start with Čitam knjigu. The dictionary form knjiga ends in -a, while the object form ends in -u. The same pattern gives voda/vodu and torba/torbu.

A modifier changes with the noun: Čitam novu knjigu. It is not enough to change only the noun and leave nova in its nominative form.

The -a to -u pattern belongs to a noun declension, not to all feminine nouns. Consonant-final feminine noć has another pattern. Masculine personal nouns such as kolega also follow -a noun endings while keeping masculine agreement.

Examples (3)

  1. Čitam knjigu.

    I am reading a book.

    Knjiga becomes accusative knjigu.

  2. Pijem hladnu vodu.

    I am drinking cold water.

    Both hladnu and vodu are accusative feminine singular.

  3. Vidim tvoju kuću.

    I can see your house.

    The possessive and noun both have -u object forms.

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Feminine Accusative -uLevel 2Feminine Objects in -u

Learn This First

The familiar feminine -a noun changes to -u in a direct-object role.