Adjective Endings by Gender and Number

Belarusian adjectives change their ending to match the gender and number of the noun they describe. There are four forms for each adjective:

Hard-stem adjective endings (e.g. новы — new):

With the adjective 'цікавы' (interesting):

цікавы горад — interesting city (m.)

цікавая кніга — interesting book (f.)

цікавае лецішча — interesting cottage (n.)

цікавыя маркі — interesting stamps (pl.)

Adjectives with a soft stem (ending in -ні, like апошні 'last') use soft endings: апошні (m.), апошняя (f.), апошняе (n.), апошнія (pl.).

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