A Serbian adjective behaves like a careful companion, changing its clothes to match the noun beside it.

Many of my students have asked me to create a series of video lessons or similar teaching materials dedicated only to adjectives contrasting Masculine and Feminine forms. Here comes the first one in this series - something reeeeaaaaally simple:


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Masculine Sg. of hungry>>> gladAn
Feminine Sg. of hungry >>> gladnA
Neuter Sg. of hungry >>> gladNo

Exercise with this photo lesson



  1. Ko je gladan? Who is hungry?
  2. On je gladan! He is hungry!
  3. Ona je gladna! She is hungry!
  4. Ja nisam gladan! I am not hungry!

Here comes a trick question: Da li sam JA dečko ili devojčica? Am I (JA in sentence 4) a boy or a girl?

From adjective endings to whole sentences

The central idea in Adjectives and Genders in Serbian - 1 becomes memorable when it is attached to a situation. Imagine who is speaking, where the exchange happens and what response follows. The table below gives you models that can be adapted immediately.

Masculine, feminine, neuter — one adjective, three endings

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Ovo je dobar srpski film.Ово је добар српски филм.This is a good Serbian film.
Čitam zanimljivu novu knjigu.Читам занимљиву нову књигу.I am reading an interesting new book.
Malo dete nosi crvenu kapu.Мало дете носи црвену капу.The small child is wearing a red cap.
Vidimo visoke planine.Видимо високе планине.We see high mountains.
Razgovaram sa ljubaznim komšijom.Разговарам са љубазним комшијом.I am talking with a kind neighbour.

The adjective follows its noun

A Serbian adjective agrees with its noun in gender, number and case. Learn the noun and adjective together, then change one feature at a time; this makes endings visible without turning the lesson into a disconnected list. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Adjectives and Genders in Serbian - 1.

Move horizontally across one row, then vertically down each Serbian column. This change of direction prevents you from relying on position and strengthens independent recognition of both scripts. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Adjectives and Genders in Serbian - 1.

Read down the gender columns

Read down the Latin column, then switch to Cyrillic without returning to English. Choose two examples, turn one into a question and make the other negative. Say both versions naturally. For this post, keep your final version connected with the situation in Adjectives and Genders in Serbian - 1.

Check your Serbian: Adjectives and Genders in Serbian - 1

Turn each English line back into natural Serbian. After writing both scripts, read the completed Serbian sentence aloud once. Keep every answer connected with Adjectives and Genders in Serbian - 1.

  1. This is a good Serbian film.
  2. I am reading an interesting new book.
  3. The small child is wearing a red cap.
  4. We see high mountains.
  5. I am talking with a kind neighbour.

Answers for the first adjectives lesson

  1. Ovo je dobar srpski film.
    Ово је добар српски филм.
  2. Čitam zanimljivu novu knjigu.
    Читам занимљиву нову књигу.
  3. Malo dete nosi crvenu kapu.
    Мало дете носи црвену капу.
  4. Vidimo visoke planine.
    Видимо високе планине.
  5. Razgovaram sa ljubaznim komšijom.
    Разговарам са љубазним комшијом.