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=== Variant Forms of Words === | === Variant Forms of Words === | ||
In Czech, the forms of most words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. ''Who, whose, whom'', or ''marry, marries, married''are examples of words in English with variant forms. In Czech, any word may have different forms, depending on how it is used. This word list gives the standard form of each Czech word. The endings of Czech words in a document often differ from what you find in this list. | In Czech, the forms of most words will vary according to how they are used in a sentence. ''Who, whose, whom'', or ''marry, marries, married'' are examples of words in English with variant forms. In Czech, any word may have different forms, depending on how it is used. This word list gives the standard form of each Czech word. The endings of Czech words in a document often differ from what you find in this list. | ||
'''''Surnames.''''' Surnames will have the added ending ''-ová'' or ''-á''if the person referred to is female: | '''''Surnames.''''' Surnames will have the added ending ''-ová'' or ''-á'' if the person referred to is female: | ||
'''''Gender.'''''Czech words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or neuter. Adjectives used to describe the singular and plural forms of Czech words must have the proper masculine, feminine, or neuter endings: | '''''Gender.''''' Czech words for persons, places, and things (nouns) are classified as masculine, feminine, or neuter. Adjectives used to describe the singular and plural forms of Czech words must have the proper masculine, feminine, or neuter endings: | ||
This word list gives only the singular masculine form of adjectives. Thus, ''starý, stará, staré,''and '' | This word list gives only the singular masculine form of adjectives. Thus, ''starý, stará, staré,''and ''staří ''''''''(all forms of “old”) are listed as ''starý.'' The endings of past tense verbs also change, depending on the gender and number of the subject: | ||
This word list gives only the ''narodil se'' (“he was born”) form of the past tense verb. You can conclude that ''narodila se'' means “she was born,” etc. | This word list gives only the ''narodil se'' (“he was born”) form of the past tense verb. You can conclude that ''narodila se'' means “she was born,” etc. | ||
'''''Plurals.'''''Plural forms of Czech words usually change the singular word: | '''''Plurals. '''''Plural forms of Czech words usually change the singular word: | ||
Words ending in ''-a''change to ''-y:'' | Words ending in ''-a ''change to ''-y:'' | ||
* ''žena'' wife ''ženy''' '''''wives | * ''žena'' wife ''ženy''' '''''wives | ||
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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 | * ''list'' page ''listy'' pages | ||
* ''mu''ž husband ''muži ''husbands | * ''mu''ž husband ''muži ''husbands | ||
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* ''dít''ě child ''děti'' children | * ''dít''ě child ''děti'' children | ||
* ''bratr'' brother ''brat''ř''i'' brothers | * ''bratr'' brother ''brat''ř''i'' brothers | ||
* ''zámek'' palace ''zámky''palaces | * ''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> | ||
* ''bratr'' brother ''bratra'' of brother | * ''bratr'' brother ''bratra'' of brother | ||
* ''mu''ž husband ''muže''of husband | * ''mu''ž husband ''muže'' of husband | ||
Nouns ending with ''-a'' add ''-y:'' | Nouns ending with ''-a'' add ''-y:'' | ||
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Nouns ending with ''-o'' add ''-a:'' | Nouns ending with ''-o'' add ''-a:'' | ||
* ''město''city ''města''of city | * ''město ''city ''města ''of city | ||
Plural masculine nouns change to ''-''_''<nowiki>:</nowiki>'' | Plural masculine nouns change to ''-''_''<nowiki>:</nowiki>'' | ||
* | * ''muži'' husbands ''mu''ž_ of husbands | ||
Plural feminine or neuter nouns drop the last vowel: | Plural feminine or neuter nouns drop the last vowel: | ||
* ''ženy'' wife ''žen''of wives | * ''ženy'' wife ''žen'' of wives | ||
Adjectives change the endings to show possession. Adjectives ending in ''-ý'' change to ''-ého:'' | Adjectives change the endings to show possession. Adjectives ending in ''-ý'' change to ''-ého:'' | ||
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Plural adjectives ending in ''-ý'' or ''-í'' add -''ch:'' | Plural adjectives ending in ''-ý'' or ''-í'' add -''ch:'' | ||
* ''zemřelý'' deceased ''zemřelých''of the deceased | * ''zemřelý'' deceased ''zemřelých ''of the deceased | ||
* ''erbovní''heraldic ''erbovních'' of the heraldic | * ''erbovní'' heraldic ''erbovních'' of the heraldic | ||
These examples show some endings in context: | These examples show some endings in context: | ||