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'''Czech''' (čeština in Czech) is a West Slavic language spoken in the Czech Republic and by Czechs around the world. It is mutually intelligible with the Slovak language. | '''Czech''' (''čeština'' in Czech) is a West Slavic language spoken in the [[Czech Republic]] and by Czechs around the world. It is mutually intelligible with the [[Slovak language]]. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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'''Nouns - podstatná jména''' | '''Nouns - podstatná jména''' | ||
Czech | Czech [[noun]]s are divided into three [[noun class|genders]]: masculine (''mužsky rod''), feminine (''ženský rod''), and neuter (''střední rod''); however, in some cases differentiation is required between masculine animates (''mužsky rod žívotný'') and masculine inanimates (''mužsky rod nežívotný''). Gender classifications affect the endings of [[adjective]]s and which endings will be used in different [[grammatical case]]s. | ||
'''Cases - pády''' | '''Cases - pády''' | ||
There are seven cases in Czech: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, locative, instrumental and vocative. Cases use both singular and plural forms. | There are seven cases in Czech: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, locative, instrumental and vocative. Cases use both [[grammatical number|singular and plural]] forms. | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 4 March 2008
Czech (čeština in Czech) is a West Slavic language spoken in the Czech Republic and by Czechs around the world. It is mutually intelligible with the Slovak language.
Morphology
Nouns - podstatná jména
Czech nouns are divided into three genders: masculine (mužsky rod), feminine (ženský rod), and neuter (střední rod); however, in some cases differentiation is required between masculine animates (mužsky rod žívotný) and masculine inanimates (mužsky rod nežívotný). Gender classifications affect the endings of adjectives and which endings will be used in different grammatical cases.
Cases - pády
There are seven cases in Czech: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, locative, instrumental and vocative. Cases use both singular and plural forms.