Breakdown of Ovo je vrijedan prsten koji sam izgubio.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
izgubiti
to lose
koji
which
vrijedan
valuable / worth, worthy of (+ gen)
prsten
ring
Questions & Answers about Ovo je vrijedan prsten koji sam izgubio.
Why is the relative pronoun koji used here instead of kojeg?
The relative pronoun koji refers to prsten (ring). Because prsten is a masculine inanimate noun (a non-living thing), its accusative form is exactly the same as its nominative form: koji. If it were a living thing, you would use kojeg.
How do we know koji is in the accusative case here if it looks like the nominative?
We know from the context of the sentence. The main action is sam izgubio (I lost). Since the speaker is the subject doing the losing, the ring (koji) is the direct object being lost, which means it must be in the accusative case.
Why is the adjective vrijedan instead of vrijedni?
Vrijedan is the indefinite form of the adjective, used because we are introducing it generally as 'a valuable ring'. Masculine adjectives often drop the final -i when they are indefinite.
How does the verb show the gender of the person who lost the ring?
The past tense action word izgubio ends in -o, which tells us that the speaker ('I') is male. A female speaker would say izgubila instead.
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