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Nominative Case in Czech (1st)
The nominative case is the base form, and the form you will find in the dictionary. It is used as the subject, with some other verbs and after the preposition než "than".Holá Lidá Česky krok za krokem 1 Akropolis 2016 9788074701290 215 en Čzech Step by Step 1
Declension
+NumberGenderGroup 1Group 2Group 3 sgMadoktorlekař, učitelkolega, turistaMihradčajFkavakancelářradostNautoletištěnadražíplMadoktořilekaři,učitelěkolegově, turistiMihradyčajeFkavykancelářeradostiNautaletištěnadraží
Group 1:
M: nouns whose nom/sg end in a consonant without haček (doktor/hrad)
F: nouns ending in -a
N: nouns ending in -o
Group 2 (soft ending):
M: nouns ending in a consonant with haček, -e,/ě -c, -j, -tel
Group 3:
M: nouns whose nom/sg end in -a
F: nouns ending in -st
N: nouns ending in -í
Uses
Used as the subject
Káva je horká – The coffee is hot.
The subject in Czech may not be translated as the subject in other languages
Kino se bratrovi líbí – My brother likes the cinema. (lit: Cinema pleases my brother.)
Used as the complement of the copula být "be"
Muj kolega je učitel – My colleague is a teacher.
After the verbs jmenuje se and znamenat
jemenuje se – be named
Muj kolega se jmenuje František – My colleague is named Frantisek.
znamenat – mean
Co znamena auto – What does auto (car) mean?
After Prepositions
než – than
Doktor je vyšší než turista. – The doctor is taller than the tourist.
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