Adjective agreement with the universal pronoun (sve)

In Croatian, the universal pronoun sve (everything) is grammatically neuter singular. Any adjective describing sve must take the neuter singular ending (typically -o).

Notice how the feminine noun renovacija takes the feminine adjective skupa, while sve takes the neuter predivno:

Although the renovation is expensive, everything is wonderful.
Iako je renovacija skupa, sve je predivno.

Similarly, a masculine noun like pod (floor) takes a masculine adjective, but sve requires the neuter -o form:

The new floor is shiny.
Novi pod je sjajan.
Everything is shiny and clean!
Sve je sjajno i čisto!

This rule applies consistently to any adjective describing sve:

The apartment is spacious, but everything is still empty.
Stan je prostran, ali sve je još uvijek prazno.
I am satisfied because everything is ready.
Zadovoljan sam jer je sve spremno.
Everything is restored, and the doors are new.
Sve je obnovljeno, a vrata su nova.

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