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Píseň “ABC”. Reakce?. Kdo je tady?. Kdo má domácí úkol?. What you need to know about Czech nouns. Every noun consists of a stem+endings (“zero”, which is nothing, is an ending too): non-zero: knih+a, slov+o, mo ř+e zero: bratr+0, kolej+0, mu ž+0, pokoj+0
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Píseň “ABC” Reakce?
Kdo je tady? Kdo má domácí úkol?
What you need to know about Czech nouns • Every noun consists of a stem+endings (“zero”, which is nothing, is an ending too): • non-zero: knih+a, slov+o, moř+e • zero: bratr+0, kolej+0, muž+0, pokoj+0 • Every noun has a paradigm type which requires you to know gender (including animacy for masculine) and “hard” vs. “soft” • The last consonant in a stem is important -- it can determine whether a stem is “soft” or not, and it can mutate
“Soft” consonants • These consonants are always “soft”: c, č, d’, j, ň, ř, š, t’, ž • Some consonants can be “hard” or “soft”: l, s, z • Examples of words with “soft” stems: kolej, moře, muž, otec, píseň, pokoj, Mikuláš, fotografie, klíč, počítač, spisovatel, sportovec, sportovkyně, tabule, televize, učebnice, učitel, židle
Vowel Alternations (see Appendices B & D) • Compare the vowel endings in “hard” vs. “soft” types • “hard” + -a vs. “soft” + -e/-ě: 1. kniha/země, 2. studenta/muže • “hard” + -o vs. “soft” + -e/-ě: 1. slovo/moře • “hard” + -u vs. “soft” + -i: 3. mostu/pokoji, 3. slovu/poli, 4. knihu/zemi
-ra > -ře -ka > -ce -ha > -ze (-ga > -ze) -cha > -še sestra > sestře studentka > studentce kniha > knize Olga > Olze moucha > mouše Type 1 consonant alternations (see Appendix A)for feminine D/Lsg
Misleading Info in Book! • The most common genitive singular/locative singular ending for “hard” stem masculine inanimate nouns (used for over 90% of nouns) is: -u.