Questions & Answers about Únik vody je v kuchyni.
Why is it vody and not voda?
Because vody is the genitive singular of voda.
In únik vody, Czech is expressing something like a leak of water. After a noun like únik (leak / escape / outflow), Czech often uses the genitive to show what is leaking.
So:
- voda = water
- vody = of water
Literally, the phrase is closer to:
- únik vody = leak of water
This is very common in Czech noun combinations.
What case is únik in here?
Únik is in the nominative singular.
It is the grammatical subject of the sentence:
- Únik vody = the water leak
- je = is
- v kuchyni = in the kitchen
So únik is the main noun, and vody depends on it.
Also, únik is a masculine inanimate noun.
What case is kuchyni, and why?