Czech: subject–predicate agreement
A Czech past participle agrees with the subject in grammatical gender and number. In the plural compare kluci běželi, míče ležely, děti běžely, kuřata běhala. The nearest noun is not necessarily the subject.
| Example | Reasoning |
|---|---|
| Kluci za brankou čekali. | Who waited? Kluci: masculine animate plural → -i. |
| Dívky za brankou čekaly. | The subject is dívky: feminine plural → -y. |
One worked example
- Kluci za brankou čekali.Who waited? Kluci: masculine animate plural → -i.
- Dívky za brankou čekaly.The subject is dívky: feminine plural → -y.
Watch out: Compound subjects and numerical expressions need additional rules. This card covers clear simple subjects.
Goal, prerequisites and card origin
What you will learn: Choose the participle ending from a simple subject.
What you need first: You can read a short Czech sentence and understand the words used here.
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A Czech past participle agrees with the subject in grammatical gender and number. In the plural compare kluci běželi, míče ležely, děti běžely, kuřata běhala. The nearest noun is not necessarily the subject.