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Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement in Čeština
In the Czech language, just like in English, the subject and the verb in a sentence must match, or 'agree.' This means they need to fit together in terms of number and sometimes gender. Let's explore how this works.
Important Points
Subjects and verbs must agree in number. If the subject is singular, the verb should be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb should be plural.
In Čeština, verbs change based on the person (first, second, third) and number (singular, plural) of the subject.
The gender of the subject can also affect the verb form, especially in the past tense.
In compound subjects joined by 'a' (and), use a plural verb.
For subjects joined by 'nebo' (or), the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
Now, let's look at some examples to see how subject-verb agreement works in action.
Examples
Pesběží po zahradě. (The dogruns in the garden.)
Dětiběží po zahradě. (The childrenrun in the garden.)
Onšel do školy. (He went to school.)
In the first example, 'pes' (dog) is singular, so the verb 'běží' is also singular. In the second example, 'děti' (children) is plural, so the verb 'běží' is plural. In the last example, the verb 'šel' changes to match the masculine gender of the subject 'on' (he).
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