Three genders create three adjective endings, but the same quality continues to shine through every form.

The aim of the first two blog posts about the Serbian adjectives was to introduce you to the feminine/masculine change in adjectives in Singular:
  1. GLADAN / GLADNA
  2. SREĆAN / SREĆNA
Today, I'd like to introduce a new adjective "LEP" which means "beautiful". It is universally used for people (men, women, children), animals, plants, objects as well as abstract concepts.

This time you can see that the word in neuter singular is introduced and you can see how the adjective changes along with it. 
  • LEP MOST (a beautiful bridge)
  • LEPA ZGRADA ( a beautiful building)
  • LEPO DRVO (a beautiful tree)
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You can practice answering the following questions as well:

  1. Kakav je Kip slobode? (What is the Statue of Liberty like?)
  2. Kakva je reka? (What is the river like?)
  3. Kakvo je nebo? (What is the sky like?)

In the background you can see some objects in plural and I invite you to think how the same adjective "lep" ends when describing:


  • zgradE (buildings)
  • balonI (baloons)
The answer with the pronunciation waits for you at my Patreon blog.

Adjectives in the nominative

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 Serbian Adjectives in Nominative - Part 3.

Model phrases with nominative adjectives

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Stara kuća ima veliko dvorište.Стара кућа има велико двориште.The old house has a large yard.
Kupila je sveže zelene jabuke.Купила је свеже зелене јабуке.She bought fresh green apples.
Na stolu je hladno mleko.На столу је хладно млеко.Cold milk is on the table.
Volimo mirne letnje večeri.Волимо мирне летње вечери.We like peaceful summer evenings.
On nosi plavu zimsku jaknu.Он носи плаву зимску јакну.He is wearing a blue winter jacket.

Keep Serbian sounds stable while the alphabet changes. Read the Latin form accurately, including all kvačice, and reproduce the same rhythm from the Cyrillic line. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Serbian Adjectives in Nominative - Part 3.

Ovo je + adjective + noun

Instead of memorising disconnected words from Serbian Adjectives in Nominative - Part 3, collect a compact pattern you can reuse. Keep the stable part, replace one meaningful detail and listen to how the Serbian ending changes.

Describe things around you

Select the sentence closest to your life and make it true for you. Add a reason or time expression, ask another person a related question, and answer it without reading. For this post, keep your final version connected with the situation in Serbian Adjectives in Nominative - Part 3.

Check your Serbian: Serbian Adjectives in Nominative - Part 3

Work from meaning to form. Produce the Serbian answer in Latin script, transliterate it into Cyrillic, and only then check the supplied solution. Keep every answer connected with Serbian Adjectives in Nominative - Part 3.

  1. The old house has a large yard.
  2. She bought fresh green apples.
  3. Cold milk is on the table.
  4. We like peaceful summer evenings.
  5. He is wearing a blue winter jacket.

Answers for part three

  1. Stara kuća ima veliko dvorište.
    Стара кућа има велико двориште.
  2. Kupila je sveže zelene jabuke.
    Купила је свеже зелене јабуке.
  3. Na stolu je hladno mleko.
    На столу је хладно млеко.
  4. Volimo mirne letnje večeri.
    Волимо мирне летње вечери.
  5. On nosi plavu zimsku jaknu.
    Он носи плаву зимску јакну.