6.10 – Question words in Czech
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At this point we’ve run into a lot of question words, but we haven’t really talked about them formally (perhaps leaving you with certain questions…ha!).
This lesson will give you a brief outline of these words, including examples of where we have already seen them in use.
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Question Word |
Meaning |
Examples |
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co |
what |
Co děláš? What are you doing?
Co si dáte? What will you have? |
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kdo |
who |
Kdo to je? Who is that?
Kdo chce pivo? Who wants a beer?
Koho znáš? Who do you know? |
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kde |
where |
Kde bydlíš? Where do you live?
Kde je nádraží? Where is the train station? |
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kam |
to where |
Kam jdeš? Where are you going? |
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odkud |
from where |
Odkud je Markéta? Where is Markéta from? |
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kdy |
when |
Kdy byl koncert? When was the concert?
Kdy máš narozeniny? When is (lit. do you have) your birthday? |
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jak |
how |
Jak se máš? How are you?
Jak často vaříš? How often do you cook? |
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jaký |
what kind |
Jaké je to auto? What kind of car is that? / What is the car like? / How is the car?
Jaké jídlo máte rádi? What kind of food do ya’ll like? |
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který |
which |
Který den je dnes? What day is it today?
Který film je nejlepší? Which film is the best? |
Many of these words will change their forms depending on context. Jaký and který are both adjectives in form and will change according to gender/number/case. Additionally, keep in mind that the words kdo and co will also need to change for various cases:
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Nominative |
kdo |
co |
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Genitive |
koho |
čeho |
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Dative |
komu |
čemu |
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Accusative |
koho |
co |
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Vocative |
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Locative |
kom |
čem |
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Instrumental |
kým |
čím |
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