Language/Czech/Grammar/Gender

Czech Grammar - Gender

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In this lesson, we will learn about Czech gender and how to use it correctly. We will look at the rules, examples, practice and quiz sections. Let's get started!

Rules

Gender in Czech is a grammatical category that affects nouns, pronouns, adjectives, articles, and verbs. There are three genders in Czech: masculine, feminine, and neuter.

Masculine nouns usually end in -a, -e, -o, -ý, -í, -ů, -ť, -ě, -r, -l, -n, -t, -s, -z, -č, -ř, -d, -h, -j, -k, -m, -v, -x, -y.

Feminine nouns usually end in -a, -e, -i, -í, -ka, -ko, -ma, -ná, -ta, -tka, -tko, -uše, -že.

Neuter nouns usually end in -o, -e, -í, -um, -é, -ě, -í, -ů, -ět, -ění, -ěství, -ěstí, -átko, -ítko, -ěcko, -íčko, -íře, -íří, -ířka, -ířko, -ířské, -ířská, -ířský.

Examples

The following table provides some examples of Czech nouns and their genders:

Czech	Pronunciation	English Translation	Gender
muž	moozh	man	Masculine
žena	zheh-nah	woman	Feminine
dítě	deet-yeh	child	Neuter
stůl	stoo-l	table	Masculine
kniha	knee-hah	book	Feminine
auto	ow-toh	car	Neuter

Practice

To practice using gender in Czech, try writing sentences with the nouns from the table above. For example:

Muž sedí u stolu. (The man is sitting at the table.) Žena čte knihu. (The woman is reading a book.) Dítě jezdí autem. (The child is driving a car.)

Quiz

Questions

1. What are the three genders in Czech? 2. How do you know if a noun is masculine? 3. How do you know if a noun is feminine? 4. How do you know if a noun is neuter?

Answers

1. The three genders in Czech are masculine, feminine, and neuter. 2. Masculine nouns usually end in -a, -e, -o, -ý, -í, -ů, -ť, -ě, -r, -l, -n, -t, -s, -z, -č, -ř, -d, -h, -j, -k, -m, -v, -x, -y. 3. Feminine nouns usually end in -a, -e, -i, -í, -ka, -ko, -ma, -ná, -ta, -tka, -tko, -uše, -že. 4. Neuter nouns usually end in -o, -e, -í, -um, -é, -ě, -í, -ů, -ět, -ění, -ěství, -ěstí, -átko, -ítko, -ěcko, -íčko, -íře, -íří, -ířka, -ířko, -ířské, -ířská, -ířský.

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