Colours, moods and sizes keep changing shape as Serbian nouns move through gender and number.

I am sure you are confident using the simple word "lep" thanks to the previous posts about adjectives in Serbian! You learnt that "lep" (beautiful) will change as follows:

Singular
  • Masc. LEP grad = grad je lep (beautiful city - the city is beautiful)
  • Fem. LEPA zgrada = zgrada je lepa (beautiful building)
  • Neut. LEPO dete = dete je lepo (beautiful child)
Plural
  • Masc. LEPI mostovi = mostovi su lepi (beautiful bridges)
  • Fem. LEPE zgrade = zgrade su lepe (beautiful buildings)
  • Neut. LEPA deca = deca su lepa (beautiful kids)
That's why I'm sure you will be able to decide which forms of "lep" are missing in the gaps: 
  1.  _______ nebo (sky)
  2. _______noć (night)
  3. _______ dan (day)

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Yes, the answers are as follows:
  1. lepo
  2. lepa
  3. lep
If you are still wondering why "noć" is "lepa", check out my video explanation and translation :D

Putting part four adjectives to work

The central idea in Serbian Adjectives - Part 4 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.

Compare the endings across the genders

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
Ovo je pametan odgovor.Ово је паметан одговор.This is a clever answer.
Nosi tanku letnju haljinu.Носи танку летњу хаљину.She is wearing a thin summer dress.
Imamo prazno mesto pored prozora.Имамо празно место поред прозора.We have an empty seat by the window.
Vidim mokre ulice posle kiše.Видим мокре улице после кише.I see wet streets after the rain.
Pišem tihom olovkom po papiru.Пишем тихом оловком по папиру.I write quietly on the paper with a pencil.

Adjective and noun changing together

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 - Part 4.

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 Serbian Adjectives - Part 4.

Read across, then read down

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 Serbian Adjectives - Part 4.

Check your Serbian: Serbian Adjectives - Part 4

Turn each English line back into natural Serbian. After writing both scripts, read the completed Serbian sentence aloud once. Keep every answer connected with Serbian Adjectives - Part 4.

  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 part four

  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.