A1 · Débutant Chapitre 12

Adjectives: Describing Nouns and Agreement

6 Règles totales
1 min
Règles dans ce chapitre Pratique rapide

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Unlock the power to describe the world around you with precision by mastering Croatian adjective agreement.

  • Match adjectives to the gender and number of nouns.
  • Distinguish between definite and indefinite adjective forms.
  • Place adjectives correctly within your Croatian sentences.
Paint your world with words.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Understand how adjectives work in Croatian, agreeing in gender, number, and case with the nouns they modify. This chapter enhances your descriptive abilities.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Describe people and objects using correct adjective agreement.

Conseils et astuces (4)

💡

Check the Noun

Always look at the noun first. It tells you what the adjective should be.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Agreement: Gender, Number, Case
💡

Dictionary Check

Dictionaries show the short form. Remember to add -i for the long form.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Long vs. Short Form Adjectives (Definite/Indefinite)
💡

Check the Noun

Always look at the noun first. Its gender dictates the adjective ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of Adjectives (All Genders)
💡

Group by Gender

Learn nouns with their gender to make adjective agreement automatic.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectives of Quality (e.g., lijep, dobar)

Vocabulaire clé (6)

lijep beautiful dobar good hrvatski Croatian velik big mali small nov new

Real-World Preview

coffee

Ordering a Coffee

Review Summary

  • Adj-ending matches Noun-gender
  • Indefinite: -∅, Definite: -i
  • Adjective + Noun

Erreurs courantes

You used the masculine ending for a feminine noun. Remember to change the ending to -a.

Wrong: Dobar kuća (Good house)
Correct: Dobra kuća

While word order is flexible in Croatian, adjectives usually precede nouns for natural flow.

Wrong: Knjiga nova (New book)
Correct: Nova knjiga

Grad is masculine, so it needs the masculine ending -i (or zero), not the neuter -o.

Wrong: Hrvatsko grad (Croatian city)
Correct: Hrvatski grad

Next Steps

You have done a fantastic job mastering adjectives. Keep practicing, and your descriptive skills will become second nature!

Label items in your room with sticky notes (e.g., 'veliki stol')

Continue to: Numbers 11-100 and Basic Counting

Pratique rapide (10)

Select the correct adjective.

On je ___ čovjek.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dobar
Čovjek is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of Adjectives (All Genders)

Choose the correct form.

___ žena (lijep).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Lijepa
Feminine noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Agreement: Gender, Number, Case

Correct the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

To nije japanski restoran.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: To nije japanski restoran.
Restoran is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectives of Origin (e.g., hrvatski)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Novo pas.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Novi pas
Masculine noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjective Agreement: Gender, Number, Case

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ona je hrvatska studentica.
Studentica is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectives of Origin (e.g., hrvatski)

Select the correct form.

To je ___ vino.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: talijansko
Vino is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectives of Origin (e.g., hrvatski)

Fill in the correct ending.

Pas je ___ (dobar/dobra).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dobar
Pas is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectives of Quality (e.g., lijep, dobar)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Dobar čovjek.
Adjective before noun, correct gender.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Position of Adjectives in a Sentence

Pick the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Lijep pas.
Masculine noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Adjectives of Quality (e.g., lijep, dobar)

Fill in the correct adjective ending.

To je lijep___ kuća.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Kuća is feminine, so use -a.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Position of Adjectives in a Sentence

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

To show agreement with the noun's gender, number, and case.
It takes practice, but it's logical.
To distinguish between general and specific nouns.
Ask if you are pointing to a specific thing.
To show agreement with the noun's gender, number, and case.
Check the noun's ending. Consonants are usually masculine, -a is feminine, -o/-e is neuter.
Chapitre précédent
Interrogative and Demonstrative Pronouns
Chapitre suivant
Numbers 11-100 and Basic Counting
Retour à la feuille de route