Serbian Adjectives stand beside nouns, and they help to better define the noun. Adjectives are classified into several categories. There are Describe Adjectives, Buiding adjectives, Time adjectives, etc. Best way to see the difference between them are by example.
Describe adjectives stand beside the noun, and can tell us how something is, it describes noun more effectively.
Serbian | English translation |
dobar čovek | goodman, or good people |
sunčan dan | sunny day |
loša sreća | bad luck |
veliki junak | great hero |
magični štapić | magic wand |
ružan san | bad/ugly dream |
visoka zgrada | tall building |
mali pas | small dog |
tanak sloj | thin layer |
debela kora | thick crust |
gorak ukus | bitter taste |
sladak sok | sweet juice |
crvena ruža | red rose |
plavo nebo | blue sky |
This type of adjectives can tell us that if a specific noun beside them belongs to someone or something.
Serbian | English translation |
srpski jezik | serbian language |
engleski čaj | english tea |
gradski saobraćaj | city traffic |
rečna riba | freshwater fish |
kućni ogrtač | house cope |
planinski izvor | mountain spring |
bakine naočare | grandmother's glasses |
dekin šešir | grandfather's hat |
lekarska uniforma | doctor's uniform |
školski autobus | school bus |
lorina torba | lora's handbag |
Place adjectives can tell us where something is or like the placement of a certain noun.
Serbian | English translation |
desni džep | right pocket |
leva ruka | left hand |
gornji red | upper row |
donja paluba | lower deck |
početni položaj | starting position |
severni pol | north pole |
južni pol | south pole |
bočni vetar | sideway wind |
daleki istok | far east |
They represent where is noun placed in time: past, present, future
Serbian | English translation |
današnje novine | today's newspapers |
prolećni raspust | spring break |
letnje vrućine | summer heat |
zimske čarolije | winter wonderland |
jesenje kiše | autumn rain |
prošli petak | last Friday |
buduća zvezda | future superstar |
jučerašnji razgovor | yesterday's conversation |
nedeljni ručak | sunday lunch |
mesečni izveštaj | monthly review |
davna istorija | ancient history |
These adjectives represent building material, or from what is a noun built.
Serbian | English translation |
zlatni prsten | golden ring |
srebrna medalja | silver medal |
voštana sveća | wax candle |
gumene bombone | gummy bears |
metalna tacna | metal plate |
drveni čamac | wooden boat |
čokoladni sladoled | chocolate ice cream |
svileni šal | silk scarf |
pamučna majica | cotton T-shirt |
voćna salata | fruit salad |
peščani sat | sand clock |
dijamantski prsten | diamond ring |
Comparative adjectives are used for the gradation of a noun.
Serbian | English translation |
dobar, bolji, najbolji | good, better, the best |
star, stariji, najstariji | old, older, the oldest |
mlad, mlađi, najmlađi | young, younger, the youngest |
jak, jači, najjači | strong, stronger, the strongest |
toplo, toplije, najtoplije | hot, hotter, the hottest |
dugo, duže, najduže | long, longer, the longest |
I will share you with a couple of examples we used every type of adjectives we mentioned above.
These are just a couple of examples of how to use different types of adjectives in a sentence. Now I will show you the most commonly used adjectives in the Serbian language and how to use them correctly in a sentence.
Here are few examples of how we can use comparison adjectives for the gradation of nouns. This is how we used comparison adjectives in the Serbian language and transform them into a sentence.
Other good examples are:
This is also an example of how the adjective ljut can be used in different ways, pronunciation is the same, but the meaning is different.
The Serbian language is filled with adjectives, and this is just a first part of a learning process, just to give you an insight into the great diversity that is the Serbian language. All this and more you can find on a great LING APP.