Adjective agreement and location
Adjectives agree with the noun: masculine , feminine , neuter . Their endings also follow case: . Long forms such as and short forms such as are both useful, but learn the actual phrase.
The possessor does not decide the adjective’s gender: is feminine whoever owns it. are a possessive set, not learner-sex variants.
is a fixed place with locative; uses genitive. asks whose and agrees with the item. Learn adjectives in a small table with all three genders.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| The sofa is yellow. | ||
| The sofa is yellow. | ||
| The lamp is red. | ||
| The lamp is red. | ||
| The flat is small. | ||
| The flat is small. | ||
| The bathroom is small. | ||
| The bathroom is small. | ||
Kauč je žut.The sofa is yellow.
Svjetiljka je crvena.The lamp is red.
Stan je malen.The flat is small.
Kupaonica je mala.The bathroom is small.
Imam crvenu svjetiljku.I have a red lamp.
Miki je na kauču.Miki is on the sofa.
Miki je ispod kauča.Miki is under the sofa.
Čija je svjetiljka?Whose lamp is it?
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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The sofa is yellow.
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The lamp is red.
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The flat is small.
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The bathroom is small.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Kauč je .
The sofa is yellow.
Svjetiljka je .
The lamp is red.
Stan je .
The flat is small.
Kupaonica je .
The bathroom is small.
Imam crvenu .
I have a red lamp.
Miki je na .
Miki is on the sofa.
Miki je ispod .
Miki is under the sofa.
je svjetiljka?
Whose lamp is it?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Stan je .
The flat is small.
Kupaonica je .
The bathroom is small.
Imam crvenu .
I have a red lamp.
Miki je na .
Miki is on the sofa.
Miki je ispod .
Miki is under the sofa.
je svjetiljka?
Whose lamp is it?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
The sofa is yellow.
The lamp is red.
The flat is small.
The bathroom is small.
I have a red lamp.
Miki is on the sofa.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
The sofa is yellow.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The sofa is yellow.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The lamp is red.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The lamp is red.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The flat is small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The flat is small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The bathroom is small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The bathroom is small.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
