njegovom

Njegovom is the dative singular masculine and neuter form of the possessive determiner njegov, used in Serbo-Croatian languages (Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian) to indicate possession by a third person masculine singular. It is applied with masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case, and appears in phrases introduced by the preposition o to form a locative construction.

Morphology and usage outline: The possessive adjective njegov declines like other adjectives in these languages. In the dative singular it yields njegovom for masculine and neuter nouns. With the preposition o, the form is also njgeovom as part of a locative phrase, e.g., o njegovom automobilu. The nominative form is njegov, the genitive is njegovog, and other gender/number forms follow the standard possessive patterns, such as njegova (feminine), njegovo (neuter nominative), and corresponding forms in other cases.

Examples:

- Dative: dao sam knjigu njegovom sinu (I gave the book to his son).

- Locative with o: pričali smo o njegovom automobilu (we talked about his car).

- Dative with a masculine noun: poslao sam poklon njegovom bratu (I sent a gift to his brother).

Notes: Njegovom appears when the referent is a male possessor in third person singular, with the head noun being masculine or neuter. It is used across standard Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian, and is common in formal and informal writing alike.