Accusative: Direct Object

The accusative is the case of the direct object: the person, animal or thing you see, have, buy or love.

• Feminine nouns in -а change to -у: вода → воду, сестра → сестру.
• Masculine nouns for people and animals take the ending -а: брат → брата, друг → друга, Марко → Марка.
• A fleeting а drops before the ending: пас → пса, отац → оца, Петар → Петра.
• Masculine nouns ending in -а behave like feminine ones: тата → тату, колега → колегу.

Masculine nouns for things and all neuter nouns do not change: Видим сто. (I see a table.) Пијем млеко. (I drink milk.)