Questions & Answers about Stol je smeđ.
Why is the adjective smeđ used here instead of smeđa or smeđe?
In Croatian, adjectives must change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because stol (table) is a masculine noun, the adjective takes its masculine form, smeđ. If the noun were feminine, like stolica (chair), the adjective would change to smeđa.
How do I know that stol is a masculine noun?
You can usually tell a Croatian noun's gender by looking at its very last letter. Nouns that end in a consonant, like the letter l in stol, are almost always masculine. As a quick refresher: feminine nouns usually end in a, and neuter nouns end in o or e.
Where is the word for 'the' in this sentence?
Croatian does not have articles like 'a', 'an', or 'the'. The single word stol can mean either 'a table' or 'the table' depending on the context. In this specific sentence, translating it as 'The table is brown' makes the most sense in English.
How do I pronounce the letter đ in the word smeđ?
The letter đ sounds very similar to the j in the English word 'jump' or the dge in 'fudge', but it is pronounced a bit softer.
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