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Grammar 04

Adjectives Follow Nouns

Describing words bend with the noun they describe.

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The Idea

The noun leads, the adjective follows.

In Lithuanian, an adjective changes to match the noun beside it. The ending reflects the noun’s gender, number, and sentence job, so a describing word can look different even when its meaning stays the same.

When It Happens

Check the noun first: is it masculine or feminine, singular or plural?

Check the noun’s role: subject, target, source, place, or another job.

Bend the adjective into the same role as the noun.

Treat adjective and noun as one small phrase that moves together.

How To Read The Shape

Same gender

Masculine with masculine, feminine with feminine

The describing word follows the noun family.

Same number

Singular with singular, plural with plural

One thing and many things use different adjective shapes.

Same job

Subject, target, source, or place

When the noun bends for its role, the adjective bends with it.

Hear It In Context
Tai didelis namas.

That is a big house.

The describing word matches the house in its naming role.

Jis yra geras žmogus.

He is a good person.

The adjective matches a masculine singular noun.

Ji turi gražų balsą.

She has a beautiful voice.

The voice is the object, so the adjective bends with that object role.

Aš noriu pirkti naują suknelę.

I want to buy a new dress.

The dress is feminine and target-like, and the adjective follows both facts.

Checkpoints
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Tai didelis namas.

That is a big house.

What does the describing word match?

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Ji turi gražų balsą.

She has a beautiful voice.

Why does the adjective bend here?

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Aš noriu pirkti naują suknelę.

I want to buy a new dress.

What should you check before bending the adjective?

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