Questions 2 is the13th skill (assuming read left to right) of the Czech language tree. It has 2 lessons and deals with the formation of questions in the accusative i.e. questions which involve the object of a sentence.
Grammar Notes[]
Yes/No questions[]
Yes/No questions can be formed with the accusative just like the nominative. In speech, the question is indicated by a rising tone. E.g. Diváš se na Žofii? (Are you looking at Zofie).
Question words[]
Question words which are asking about the object of the sentence have to be inflected like adjectives and put into their accusative forms. These follow the hard ending (e.g. jaký, který) or soft ending (e.g. čí) adjective paradigms:
Hard endings
| Case | M. Am. | M. In. | Fem. | Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. Sing. | -ý | -ý | -á | -é |
| Acc. Sing. | -ého | -ý | -ou | -é |
| Nom. Plur. | -í | -é | -é | -á |
| Acc. Plur. | -é | -é | -é | -á |
Soft endings
| Case | M. Am. | M. In. | Fem. | Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. Sing. | -í | -í | -í | -í |
| Acc. Sing. | -ího | -i | -í | -í |
| Nom. Plur. | -í | -í | -í | -í |
| Acc. Plur. | -í | -í | -í | -í |
Co (what) remains the same between nominative and accusative.
Kdo (who) is koho in the accusative.
The question word is placed at the beginning of the sentence even when it applies to the accusative. If there is a preposition which applies to the accusative, this comes before the question word.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- ta kniha = the book
- Koho má ráda = Whom does she like
- Na kterého Františka čekáte = Which Frantíšek are you waiting for
- Které jabklo chceš = Which apple do you want
- Jakou manželku máš ty = What kind of wife do you have
- Jaký mají dům = What kind of house do they have
- Jaká je ta kniha = What is the book like
- Kteří muži tady jsou = Which men are here
- Jakého manžela chceš = What kind of husband do you want
- Kterou knihu chcete = Which book do you want
- Koho tady potřebujeme = Whom do we need here
Lesson 2[]
- Vlci jsou jací = What are wolves like
- Kdy = When
- Kdy se staráte o koně = When do you take care of the horse
- Jiné časopisy nemáte = Don't you have other magazines
- Chceš knihu nebo časopis = Do you want a book or a magazine
- Jací jsou = What are they like
- Jací jsou tady kluci = What are the boys here like
- Kdy to chtěji = When do they want it
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