| Neuter | |
|---|---|
| Language | Czech |
| Skills | 91 |
| Skill No. | 5 |
| Previous skill | Feminine |
| Next skill | Describe Something |
Neuter is the 4th skill of the Czech language tree. It will 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
- prase = pig
- letiště = airport
- nové = new
- Já jsem prase. = I am a pig.
- Kde je letiště? = Where is the airport?
- To je velké auto. = That is a big car.
- Nové auto je tady. = The new car is here.
- To auto je nové. = The car is new.
- Je to prase velké? = Is the pig big?
- To prase je velké. = The pig is big.
- To velké prase je tady. = The big pig is here.
- Je to velké auto nové? = Is the big car new?
- To je nové letiště. = That is the new airport.
- Nové letiště je velké. = The new airport is big.
- To je velké letiště. = That is a big airport.
- á é ě í ó ú Ú ů ý č Č ň ř Ř š Š ť ž Ž
Lesson 2[]
- vejce = egg
- dítě = child
- zvíře = animal
- malé = small/little
- staré = old
- velké = big/large/great
- nádraží = train station
- Dítě je doma. = The child is at home.
- Nádraží je tady. = Th train station is here.
- Kde je to vejce? = Where is that egg?
- To dítě je malě. = That child is small.
- Je to vejce malě? = Is that egg small?
- Kde je to zvíře? = Where is that animal?
- Staré nádraží je malě. = The old train station is small.
- Ne, to je staré nádraží. = No, that is the old train station.
- To velké zvíře je staré. = That big animal is old.
- Kde je to nové nádraží? = Where is the new train station?
- Je to nádraží velké? = Is that train station big?
- Já jsem malé dítě. = I am a small child.
- To vejce je velké. = That egg is big.
- á é ě í ó ú Ú ů ý č Č ň ř Ř š Š ť ž Ž
Lesson 3[]
- jablko = apple
- maso = meat
- mléko = milk
- kuře = chicken
- město = city/town
- mladé = young
- náměstí = square, town square/squares
- Jablko je tady. = The apple is here.
- Jitka jí maso. = Jitka is eating meat.
- Kde je mléko? = Where is the milk?
- Kde je to město? = Where is that city?
- To je nové město. = That is the new city.
- To nové město je velké. = The new city is big.
- To město je staré. = That city is old.
- To je dobré. = That is good.
- To je dobré mléko. = That is good milk.
- Je to mléko dobré? = Is that milk good?
- To jablko je dobré. = The apple is good.
- Kde je náměstí? = Where is the square?
- Je to prase mladé? = Is that pig young?
- Ano, to je mladé zvíře. = Yes, that is a young animal.
- Je to maso dobré? = Is that meat good?
- Ne, to maso je staré. = No, the meat is old.
- Ano, to je nové náměstí. = Yes, that is a new square.
- To malé zvíře má to velké jablko. = That small animal has the big apple.
- Je kuře zvíře? = Is a chicken an animal?
- Je jablko zvíře? = Is an apple an animal?
- Ano, to zvíře je prase. = Yes, that animal is a pig.
- To kuře je mladé. = That chicken is young.
- á é ě í ó ú Ú ů ý č Č ň ř Ř š Š ť ž Ž
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