Accusative adjectives

Adjectives as Direct Objects

When you use a noun as a direct object—the thing receiving the action of a verb—it takes the accusative case. Adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe, which means they take the accusative case too.

Masculine Inanimate Nouns

When a masculine noun is inanimate (a thing or place, rather than a person or animal), its accusative form is identical to its nominative form. The adjective describing it also stays exactly the same.

Neuter Nouns

Just like inanimate masculine nouns, neuter nouns and their adjectives in the accusative case look exactly the same as they do in the nominative.

The Fleeting "a"

Because inanimate masculine adjectives don't take a new ending in the accusative, any fleeting "a" in the dictionary form stays exactly where it is.