1.8 – More on Fleeting -e-
Fleeting -e- is the phenomenon going to come up on words whenever some sort of ending is added to them. Here is a reference summary for you to use with nouns and their plural forms:
all words ending in –ec
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Němec ‘German’ → Němci ‘Germans’ |
kopec ‘hill’ → kopce ‘hills’ |
herec ‘actor’ → herci ‘actors’ |
all words ending in -ek
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párek ‘hot dog’ → párky ‘hot dogs’ |
hrnek ‘mug’ → hrnky ‘mugs’ |
dárek ‘gift’ → dárky ‘gifts’ |
some words (mainly names) ending in -el (you just have to learn them as you go)
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orel ‘eagle’ → orli ‘eagles’ |
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Karel ‘Charles’ → Karle (vocative form)
Pavel ‘Paul’ → Pavle (vocative form)
A small random assortment of words:
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píseň ‘song’ → písně ‘songs’ |
pes ‘dog’ → psi ‘dogs’ |
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