Accusative adjectives (-an, -a, -t)

Just as nouns change their form when they become the direct object of a sentence (the accusative case), descriptive adjectives must also change their endings to match the noun's gender.

GenderAccusative Ending
Masculine-an
Feminine-a
Neuter-t

For masculine direct objects, adjectives take the -an ending:

He is buying a red car.
Hann kaupir rauðan bíl.
The man gets a brown package today.
Maðurinn fær brúnan pakka í dag.

For feminine direct objects, adjectives take the -a ending:

She has a blue book.
Hún á bláa bók.
The teacher reads a long story.
Kennarinn les langa sögu.

For neuter direct objects, adjectives take the -t ending:

Are you eating a green apple?
Borðar þú grænt epli?

When a sentence has multiple direct objects of different genders, make sure to match each adjective's ending to the specific noun it describes:

We wash a soft towel and a blue shirt.
Við þvoum mjúkt handklæði og bláa skyrtu.
I want to buy a soft pillow and a big cake.
Ég vil kaupa mjúkan kodda og stóra köku.

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