Czech grammar

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10.3. 2026

Czech Diminutives: Not Only Small & Cute

If you spend any time around Czech speakers, you will quickly notice something: so many words have these tickling letters č and k. Words gett endings like -ek, -ka, -ko, -íček, -ička, and suddenly everything sounds softer, friendlier, and often much cuter. These forms are called diminutives, and they are extremely common in Czech (and...

Zuzana Mikulecká

6.3. 2025

Making Nouns from Verbs in Czech

Have you noticed that there are quite a few words in Czech that end in -ání or -ení? For example, zákaz zastavení (no stopping), zákaz parkování (no parking), kouření zakázáno (smoking prohibited), mytí aut (car washing) or tisk fotografií na počkání (instant photo printing). These are the phrases you can find around you in a Czech-speaking environment. Check...

Zuzana Mikulecká

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