Elektřina je drahá.

Electricity is expensive.

Breakdown of Elektřina je drahá.

• být: to be
• drahý: expensive
• elektřina: the electricity

Questions & Answers about Elektřina je drahá.

Why is it drahá and not drahý or drahé?

Because elektřina is a feminine singular noun, and Czech adjectives must agree with the noun they describe.

The adjective drahý means expensive, but that is the masculine singular dictionary form. Its basic forms are:

• drahý = masculine
• drahá = feminine
• drahé = neuter

So:

• levná elektřina = cheap electricity
• drahá elektřina = expensive electricity

In your sentence, drahá is the correct form because it matches elektřina.

What exactly is je here?

Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb být = to be.

So:

• já jsem = I am
• ty jsi = you are
• on / ona / ono je = he / she / it is

In Elektřina je drahá, je means is.

This sentence follows the very common pattern:

noun + je + adjective

For example:

• Voda je studená. = The water is cold.
• Káva je horká. = The coffee is hot.
• Elektřina je drahá. = Electricity is expensive.

Can Czech leave out je the way some languages do?