Topic: Czech

"Jsou veliké?"

Translation:Are they big?

February 26, 2018

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/cboteros
  • 67

I wrote "are those big?" And Duolingo days that the correct answers is "are they big?". Why my sentence is not correct? I thought that "Jsou" cloud mean either "they" or "those"

September 4, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BoneheadBass
Mod
  • 657

You are right that jsou TO can mean both "they are" and "those are." But here -- without the TO -- jsou just means "they are."

September 27, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Bilnk

    So in this case, is "they" a bunch of neuter nouns?

    February 26, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
    Mod

      No, neuter would be "Jsou veliká?" in standard Czech. Here it is feminine or inanimate masculine.

      February 26, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Desi2508

        Would someone please explain what is the difference between "veliké" and "velicí"?

        March 13, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
        Mod

          Veliké is feminine, velicí masculine. Velicí muži, veliké ženy, veliká děvčata.

          March 13, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Desi2508

            That makes sense, thank you for the explanation!

            March 13, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Vixg

              Is velké an alternative form of veliké? If yes, which one is more common?

              June 24, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
              Mod

                Yes, it is an alternative. Velký(á,é) is more common. http://syd.korpus.cz/aTzxo1wb.syn

                June 24, 2018
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