Topic: Czech

"We respect these people."

Translation:My si těchto lidí vážíme.

April 11, 2018

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/erinhk1

    Why isn't this also acceptable : Vážime si tohoto člověků

    April 11, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/relox84

      1) tohoto is for singular nouns. You need těchto for plural nouns.

      2) člověků doesn't exist. člověk has an irregular plural lidé (genitive: lidí)

      April 11, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
      Mod

        Pražský Výběr would disagree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hODsGA113A but that is a humorous usage in a colloquial Common Czech text.

        April 11, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SpeedBalls

          Why techto not tyto?

          August 31, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
          Mod

            genitive

            August 31, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/realberggren
            • 97

            I thought it would be accusative, since in the English sentence, "these people" would be a direct object of the verb. So "vážit" is +Acc and "vážit si" is + Gen?

            June 7, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
            Mod

              yes

              June 7, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Harcias
              • 312

              We appreciate these people. That would be a more accurate translation. To respect someone is "respektovat někoho"

              May 16, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
              Mod

                It is accepted.

                May 16, 2019
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