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Czech: sýr and síra after S

Sýr is cheese; síra is the chemical element sulfur. Similar sounds do not imply a shared word family. Sýrový and sýrař retain the meaning and y of sýr.

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Example	Reasoning
sýr → sýrový	Cheese sauce contains cheese.
síra → sirný	Sirný relates to sulfur, not cheese.

One worked example

sýr → sýrovýCheese sauce contains cheese.
síra → sirnýSirný relates to sulfur, not cheese.

Watch out: Also distinguish vowel length: sýrový is not syrový.

Goal, prerequisites and card origin

What you will learn: Distinguish sýrový, syrový and words about sulfur.

What you need first: You can read a short Czech sentence and understand the words used here.

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Sýr is cheese; síra is the chemical element sulfur. Similar sounds do not imply a shared word family. Sýrový and sýrař retain the meaning and y of sýr.

Without JavaScript, write your answer elsewhere before opening the solution.Complete the whole Czech word: „Na těstovinách je s_rová omáčka ze sýra.“

Solution — open after your own attempt

sýrová The connection with sýr gives sýrová.

A question for your next return: Write the Czech name of the chemical element sulfur.

Solution — open after your own attempt

síra The element is síra with í, unrelated to cheese.

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