Neuter Subject and Object Forms
Within the same number, neuter nouns have identical nominative and accusative forms. Selo can be a subject or a direct object.
How It Works
Compare Selo je malo. with Vidim selo. The first selo is a subject in the nominative; the second is a direct object in the accusative. The sentence structure supplies the difference.
The same is true in the plural: Sela su mala. and Vidim sela. An adjective in these neuter nominative or accusative roles likewise has the corresponding shared form.
Other cases do change the noun. A genitive such as sela or a locative such as selu cannot be identified by appearance alone without knowing number and context. The nominative/accusative identity is not a claim that neuter nouns never inflect.
Examples (4)
- More je mirno.
The sea is calm.
More is a nominative subject.
- Vidim more.
I can see the sea.
More is an accusative object with the same spelling.
- Pitanja su dobra.
The questions are good.
Pitanja is nominative plural.
- Imam pitanja.
I have questions.
Pitanja is accusative plural.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Neuter subject and object forms coincide within each number.
Related Patterns
Practice Neuter Subject and Object Forms in Bubblegum
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