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Words ending in '''-a''' change to '''-y''': | Words ending in '''-a''' change to '''-y''': | ||
''žena'' wife ''ženy''' '''''wives | |||
Words ending in '''-o''' change to '''-a''': | Words ending in '''-o''' change to '''-a''': | ||
''město'' city ''města'' cities | |||
Words ending in '''-e''' and '''-í''' do not change: | Words ending in '''-e''' and '''-í''' do not change: | ||
''ulice'' street ''ulice'' streets | |||
Words ending in a consonant add '''-y'''. A few words add '''-i''', '''-ové''', or '''-e''' to form the plural: | Words ending in a consonant add '''-y'''. A few words add '''-i''', '''-ové''', or '''-e''' to form the plural: | ||
''list'' page ''listy'' pages | |||
''mu''ž husband ''muži ''husbands | |||
The plural form may change the basic word: | The plural form may change the basic word: | ||
''dít''ě child ''děti'' children | |||
''bratr'' brother ''brat''ř''i'' brothers | |||
''zámek'' palace ''zámky'' palaces | |||
'''''Grammatical Use.''''' The endings of Czech words can also vary, depending on the grammatical use of the words. Czech grammar requires a different ending for a word used as a subject, a possessive, an object, or with a preposition. Czech words fall into several classes, each with its own set of grammatical endings. Certain possessive endings give the meaning “of” to a word. Nouns change the endings to show possession. Nouns ending with a consonant add ''-a'' or -''e'':<br> | '''''Grammatical Use.''''' The endings of Czech words can also vary, depending on the grammatical use of the words. Czech grammar requires a different ending for a word used as a subject, a possessive, an object, or with a preposition. Czech words fall into several classes, each with its own set of grammatical endings. Certain possessive endings give the meaning “of” to a word. Nouns change the endings to show possession. Nouns ending with a consonant add ''-a'' or -''e'':<br> | ||