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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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