Declension for kniha

Singular

Nominative	kniha
Genitive	knihy
Dative	knize
Accusative	knihu
Vocative	-
Locative	knize
Instrumental	knihou

Plural

Nominative	knihy
Genitive	knih
Dative	knihám
Accusative	knihy
Vocative	-
Locative	knihách
Instrumental	knihami

Declension patterns for Neuter

So, this is the last one. Declension patterns for neuter is now here!
It's easier to spot a neuter word because often time, they have o in the end of the word.

Of course there are many exceptions, but still it is helpful.


Neuter Singular

Nominative	auto, nádraží, moře, kuře
Genitive	auta, nádraží, moře, kuřete
Dative	autu, nádraží, moří, kuřeí
Accusative	auto, nádraží, moře, kuře
Vocative	-
Locative	autu/ě, nádraží, moři, kuřeti
Instrumental	autem, nádražím, mořem, kuřetem

Neuter Plural

Nominative	auta, nádraží, moře, kuřata
Genitive	aut, nádraží, moří, kuřat
Dative	autům, nádražím, mořím, kuřatům
Accusative	auta, nádraží, moře, kuřata
Vocative	-
Locative	autech, nádražích, mořích, kuřatech
Instrumental	auta, nádražími, moři, kuřaty

Declension Patterns for Feminine

Unlike masculine, there is only one kind of feminine regardless whether it's animal or non-animal. Mmm... I like it! :P

Feminine Singular

Nominative	žena, židle, kancelář, místnost
Genitive	ženy, židle, kanceláře, místnosti
Dative	ženě, židli, kanceláři, místnosti
Accusative	ženu, židli, kancelář, místnost
Vocative	ženo!
Locative	ženě, židli, kanceláři, místnosti
Instrumental	ženou, židlí, kanceláří, místností

Feminine Plural

Nominative	ženy, židle, kanceláře, místnosti
Genitive	žen, židlí, kanceláří, místností
Dative	ženám, židlím, kancelářím, místnostem
Accusative	ženy, židle, kanceláře, místnosti
Vocative	ženy!
Locative	ženami, židlích, kancelářích, místnostech
Instrumental	žena, židlemi, kancelářemi, místnostmi

Declension Patterns for Masculine Inanimate

Next is, bohužel (of course) the declension patterns for Masculine Inanimate.
There's no need of talk, or is there?

Masculine Inanimate Singular

Nominative	hrad, čaj
Genitive	hradu, čaje
Dative	hradu, čaji
Accusative	hrad, čaj
Vocative	-
Locative	hradu/ě, čaji
Instrumental	hradem, čajem

Masculine Inanimate Plural

Nominative	hrady, čaje
Genitive	hradů, čajů
Dative	hradům, čajům
Accusative	hrady, čaje
Vocative	-
Locative	hradech, čajích
Instrumental	hrady, čaji

Wow, after patterns for Ma, Min looks darn simple!
Though, this is not the end. There's Feminine and Neuter as well... just keep it up!

Declension Patterns for Masculine Animate

Okay, so let me go back to the basic.
Actually, you can find it on your text books or dictionaries, but if you can find it on-line, you don't have to go back to the paper work, right?

In Czech, there are 4 kinds of gender for nouns: Masculine Animate(Ma), Masculine Inanimate(Min), Feminine(F), and NutellaNeuter(N).

The difference between Ma and Min is if the noun is, frankly, an animal or not.
So a robot is animated thing, but as long as it is not an animal, it is counted as Min noun.
(Don't ask me the gender of a robot, please! I know there could be a very animated cute feminine looking robot in Japan, but it's not the point here!)


Masculine Animated Singular

Nominative	Student, muž, soudce, kolega
Genitive	Studenta, muže, soudce, kolegy
Dative	Studentu/ovi, muži/ovi, soudci, kolegovi
Accusative	Studenta, muže, soudce, kolegu
Vocative	Studente!
Locative	Studentu/ovi, muži/ovi, soudci, kolegovi
Instrumental	Studentem, mužem, soudcem, kolegou

Masculine Animated Plural

Nominative	Studenti, muži, soudci, kolegové
Genitive	Studentů, mužů, soudců, kolegů
Dative	Studentům, mužům, soudcům, kolegům
Accusative	Studenty, muže, soudce, kolegy
Vocative	Studenti!
Locative	Studentech, mužích, soudcích, kolezích
Instrumental	Studenty, muži, soudci, kolegy

Prepositions and Cases

There are many prepositions in Czech just like in English, and there are relation between prepositions and cases.
When I learned about it, I was about to shout "Eureka!" thinking that one preposition takes only 1 cases.
Though a moment before that, I took another close look at the text book and realized that things are not as easy as I first thought...
Still it could be helpful to know which prepositions are related to which cases, so I'm gonna make the table anyway ;-)

Nominative	-
Genitive	bez, během, blízko, do, kolem, kromě, míst, od, podle, podél, u, uprostřed, vedle, z, za
Dative	díky, k, kvůli, naproti, proti
Accusative	mezi, na, nad, o, pod, po, pro, před, přes, skrz, za
Vocative	-
Locative	na, o, po, při, v
Instrumental	mezi, nad, pod, před, s, za

I might add the meaning of prepositions, but not sure yet... promiňte... :'(

Declension for Kimono

As many of you know, Kimono is Japanese traditional outfit.
It takes time and skills to wear, it is very beautiful and unique.
I really love it and is planning to wear it on daily basis when I'm in Prague :-)

Singular

Nominative	kimono
Genitive	kimona
Dative	kimonu
Accusative	kimono
Vocative	-
Locative	kimonu/ě
Instrumental	kimonem

Plural

Nominative	kimona
Genitive	kimon
Dative	kimonům
Accusative	kimona
Vocative	-
Locative	kimonech
Instrumental	kimony