Neuter plural nouns (-a)

Neuter Plural Nouns

In Croatian, regular neuter nouns typically end in -o or -e in the singular. To make them plural, change the final letter to -a.

For example, pismo (letter) becomes pisma, and pitanje (question) becomes pitanja.

Where are the letters?
Gdje su pisma?
Villages and lakes are beautiful.
Sela i jezera su lijepa.

Matching Adjectives

Adjectives must match the gender and number of the nouns they describe. When describing a neuter plural noun, regular adjectives also take the -a ending.

Notice how words like stara (old), teška (difficult), and otvorena (open) end in -a to match neuter plural nouns.

The letters are old.
Pisma su stara.
These places are beautiful.
Ova mjesta su lijepa.
Those are difficult questions.
To su teška pitanja.
The cinemas are open today.
Kina su danas otvorena.
The theatres are closed.
Kazališta su zatvorena.