Models of Slovak adjectives

In this lesson you will get familiar with the models of Slovak adjectives. The models help us to decline the adjectives correctly.

There are 5 models according to which we decline the adjectives: 

• pekný (ending with -ý in Nominative singular with masculine form)

• cudzí (ending with -í in Nominative singular with masculine form)
• páví (animal nouns are declined according to this model)
• otcov (possessive)
• matkin (possessive)

Pekný and cudzí declension

Many times those two are mixed together, as many adjectives are declined according to these two models. The difference is:

• pekný - model, according to which are declined adjectives ending with -ý, while there is hard or bilabial consonant in front of -ý (pekný, malý, moderný...)
• cudzí- model, according to which are declined adjectives ending with -í, while there is soft consonant in front of -í (svieži, horúci, domáci)

Here is the declension of the two models:

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Pekný

and plural:

Cudzí

and plural:

Model páví and its declension

Only animal adjectives are declined according to this model.

and plural:

Model otcov and matkin

Adjectives declined according to those models represent ownership. They are ending with -ov or -in.

Otcov

and plural:

Matkin

and plural:

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