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Possessive adjectives can be formed from proper nouns or nouns denoting people:
If the final consonant is 'soft', the suffix becomes -ev:
Feminine nouns ending in -a drop the final and replace it by -in:
These possessive adjectives are then declined like regular definite¹ adjectives with the appropriate endings added to the new suffix: Antunova sestra je ovdje - Antun's sister is
here NB: These forms cannot be preceded by a qualifying adjective:
Ovo je putnikova torba Examples: Je li Slavko Jasnin muž? Ne, Slavko je Marijin muž. A kako se zove Alanova žena? Zove se Nora. Tko je mali Ranko? On je Marijin nećak. Gdje živi dječakova baka? U Zadru, živi s marijinom mlađom sestrom. Je li to ranije bila Antunova kuća? Jest, a Babićevom trgu. ¹You will also find indefinite endings for masculine possessives. |
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