"You were never too tall."

Translation: Nebyls nikdy příliš vysoký.

[arzew]

Why not "Nikdy nebyls.."

[kacenka9]

The 's' has a tendency to stick to the earlier word. Nikdys nebyl...

[Kad759907]

I wrote 'Nebyls nikdy příliš vysoké.' and Duo said there is a typo, it should be 'Nebylos nikdy...'. Why this o here? And here on top the translation is 'Nebyls ...'

[endless_sleeper]

Pay attention to gender endings.

If you use "vysoké," you need to use "nebylos." It's neuter.

Dtto "vysoká" -> "nebylas" and "vysoký" -> "nebyls."

[Kad759907]

Uh, i did not notice the different ending. Diky :)
So can I use 'Nebylos ... vysoké' when i speak to a person whose gender is not known? And if gender is known can i use neuter anyway, or do I need to use the a- or y-ending?

[VladaFu]

No, that is like calling a person "it" in English. Do not do that! You have to use the correct gender or say it some other way to avoid it.

[Kad759907]

That's good to know, thanks :)
And is there any default value if you talk to a person whose gender you don't know?

[VladaFu]

no

[Victor189828]

nikdy jsi byla příliš vysoká, why was this not accepted?

[VladaFu]

Czech requires double negatives. Nikdy jsi nebyla příliš vysoká

[Victor189828]

Dekuji moc :D