Topic: Czech

"Tvá žena je hezká."

Translation:Your wife is pretty.

December 13, 2017

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/ShereeWall1

    Doesnt "heska" mean "nice" too? Why is "Your wife is nice" wrong?

    December 16, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/Trofaste
    Mod

      Only with things, not with people. It's more about external qualities (looks), while "nice" with people is about internal qualities (character, personality).

      August 6, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/FrankRiswick
      • 686

      I tried handsome, but it wasn't accepted

      December 13, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/hella166755
      • 1411

      Because a man is handsome, but a woman is pretty

      December 15, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/Fabianasas

        I dont understand zena is wife? I thought manzelka was wife! And zena woman, isn't it?

        October 24, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/endless_sleeper
        Mod

          You're correct, however the word "žena" when used with a personal pronoun often means 'my/your... wife'.

          October 24, 2018
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