Neuter is the 4th skill (assuming read left to right) of the Czech language tree. It has a total of 4 lessons which introduce you to the neuter grammatical gender.
Grammar Notes[]
Neuter Grammatical Gender[]
There are some patterns for feminine nouns but also exceptions:
- Nouns ending in -o are usually neuter. Hence město (city), auto (car), and víno (wine).
- Nouns ending in -ě or -í are commonly neuter. Hence dítě (child), letiště (airport) and náměstí (square, plaza).
- Exceptions:
- Some -e nouns (usually feminine) are neuter. E.g. děvče (girl), zvíře (animal), moře (sea), and slunce (sun).
- Some -ě nouns (usually neuter) are feminine. E.g. žákyně (student) and přítelkyně (girlfriend).
- Some -í nouns (usually neuter) are feminine. E.g., paní (lady).
Adjectives[]
- In the singular nominative form hard adjectives end with -é when modifying neuter nouns e.g., malé dítě (small child).
- In the singular nominative form soft adjective end with -i regardless of gender e.g. poslední zvíře (the last animal).
Demonstratives[]
The demonstrative for neuter nouns is to e.g. to dítě (the child, that child)
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- to = the/that/they
- auto = car
- město = city/town
- nové = new
- hezké = pretty/nice
Lesson 2[]
- víno = wine
- staré = old
- špatné = bad/wrong
- dítě = child
Lesson 3[]
- děvče = girl
- mladé = young
- velké = big/large/great
- zvíře = animal
Lesson 4[]
- malé = small/little
- jiné = another/different/other
- náměstí = square, town square/squares
- moře = sea
Lesson 5[]
- další = another/additional/next
- zvláštní = strange/curious/weird
- poslední = last/final
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