najbolju

Najbolju is the feminine singular accusative form of the superlative adjective najbolji, used in several South Slavic languages to denote “the best” when describing a feminine noun in the direct object position. The form is derived from the adjective dobro (good) through the comparative bolji and the superlative prefix naj-.

In usage, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Montenegrin employ full gender, number, and case agreement for adjectives. The feminine nominative singular is najbolja, and the feminine accusative singular is najbolju. For example: Izabrala sam najbolju hranu. This means “I chose the best food.”

Najbolju is commonly found in sentences where the noun is feminine and in the accusative case, such as when expressing preferences or evaluations. It is part of a broader inflectional system that includes other gendered forms of the same adjective (for example, najbolji for masculine, najbolje for neuter or as an adverb).

In related Slavic languages with similar morphology, analogous forms appear, united by the same prefix naj- that marks the strongest degree relative to dobro.