Adjective agreement for animate masculine (-og, -eg)

Describing Animate Masculine Objects

In the previous lesson, you learned that when an animate masculine noun (like a person or an animal) is the direct object of a sentence, it takes the accusative ending -a. When you describe that noun with an adjective, the adjective must change to match it.

The -og Ending

For most adjectives describing an animate masculine object, you add -og. If the dictionary form of the adjective ends in -i, simply replace the -i with -og.

The -eg Ending

If the adjective's base ends in a "soft" consonant (such as š, ž, č, ć, đ, j, lj, or nj), you use the ending -eg instead.

Putting It Together

Notice how the subject of the sentence stays in its standard dictionary form, while the animate masculine object and its adjective both change to show they are receiving the action.