pilnas + genitive

Adjectives That Take the Genitive

Level 6

Stiklinė pilna vandens. means The glass is full of water.

How It Works

Contents. Pilnas and kupinas can describe physical or abstract contents: pilnas vandens, full of water; kupina vilties, full of hope.

Worth. Vertas uses the same case for what someone deserves: vertas pagarbos, worthy of respect.

Agreement. The complement does not decide the adjective’s gender. Compare puodelis pilnas vandens and stiklinė pilna vandens. Vandens stays the same; the container changes the adjective.

Examples (4)

  1. Stiklinė pilna vandens.

    The glass is full of water.

  2. Jis vertas pagarbos.

    He is worthy of respect.

  3. Ji kupina vilties.

    She is full of hope.

  4. Kambarys pilnas žmonių.

    The room is full of people.

Common Mistakes

  • Using an accusative complement after pilna.

    Stiklinė pilna vandenį.
    Stiklinė pilna vandens.

    Pilna takes genitive vandens for what fills the glass.

How It Connects

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pilnas + genitiveLevel 6Adjectives That Take the Genitive

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Pilnas agrees with its noun while a separate genitive complement names the contents.

Words in This Pattern

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