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.
| Gender | Accusative 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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