"Zvířata jsou zvláštní."

Translation: Animals are strange.

[lucykemnitzer]

The exact same sentence but with boys instead of animals was accepted with "the" in it. Without context I can't tell if specific or general animals are here so both translations should be accepted.

[ion1122]

I believe the Czech here is a general statement. If a statement with 'the' in it were meant, then the Czech would have added the appropriate demonstrative adjective.

So the solution is not to wrongly accept a translation with 'the' here, but rather to correct the previous sentence you refer to, if it is in fact wrong.

[JohnBraga1]

I thought zvířata was neuter, but the adjective seems to be masculine animate. What am I missing?

[endless_sleeper]

There are two different types of adjectives in Czech.

'Hard' adjectives end with -ý (masc sing nom). Those adjectives have different plural nominative endings according to gender: -í for masc animate, -é for masc inanimate and fem, -á for neuter.

'Soft' adjectives end with -í and they have only one plural nominative ending -í, regardless of gender.

[JohnBraga1]

Thanks!

[skywalker735]

And -é also for feminine plural, right?

[Tielbert]

It is. But not for zvláštní, poslední.