Questions & Answers about Ova kvalifikacija je važna.
Why is it ova and not ovaj or ovo?
Because ova has to agree with kvalifikacija, which is a feminine singular noun in the nominative case.
Serbian this changes form depending on gender:
- ovaj = masculine
- ova = feminine
- ovo = neuter
Since kvalifikacija is feminine, you say ova kvalifikacija = this qualification.
How do I know that kvalifikacija is feminine?
In Serbian, nouns ending in -a are often feminine, and kvalifikacija is one of them.
That is why both the demonstrative and the adjective also use feminine forms:
- ova kvalifikacija
- kvalifikacija je važna
Everything agrees with the feminine noun.
Why does važna end in -a?
Because adjectives in Serbian must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.
The base adjective is važan = important, but its form changes:
- važan = masculine singular
- važna = feminine singular
- važno = neuter singular
Since is feminine singular, the correct form is .