zasebnemu

Zasebnemu is a Slovenian grammatical form used in adjective inflection. It represents the dative singular form of the adjective zaseben, which means private or personal. In Slovenian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case, and the dative singular masculine form typically ends with -emu, hence zasebnemu. In some contexts it can also appear with neuter nouns, depending on the accompanying noun.

The primary function of zasebnemu is to modify a masculine or neuter noun that is in the dative case, indicating the indirect object or recipient in a sentence. This form is common in phrases describing to whom something is given, allocated, or related, such as ownership or private status. For example, in the sentence podaril bom knjigo zasebnemu lastniku, “I will give a book to the private owner,” zasebnemu lastniku is the dative phrase that designates the recipient.

Usage notes: Slovenian adjectives shift endings to align with the noun they describe. The dative singular masculine ending -emu is one of several dative forms, and the exact form for feminine or plural nouns differs. Writers choose the appropriate inflection to maintain grammatical agreement within the noun phrase.

See also: Slovenian language, Slovenian grammar, adjective inflection, noun phrases, cases in Slovenian.