Žárovka je v pokoji.

to be

Breakdown of Žárovka je v pokoji.

• v: in
• pokoj: the room
• žárovka: the light bulb

Questions & Answers about Žárovka je v pokoji.

How do I pronounce Žárovka je v pokoji?

A rough pronunciation is:

ZHAA-rof-ka ye f PO-ko-yi

A few important points:

• ž sounds like the s in measure
• á is a long a
• j sounds like English y
• v is often pronounced like f before a voiceless consonant, so:
  • žárovka sounds roughly like zhárofka
  • v pokoji sounds roughly like f pokoji
• Czech stress is usually on the first syllable of a word

So the whole sentence is pronounced approximately ZHAA-rof-ka ye f PO-ko-yi.

What does each word do in the sentence?

Word by word:

• Žárovka = light bulb
• je = is
• v = in
• pokoji = room in the form required after v

So grammatically, it is:

• Žárovka = subject
• je = verb
• v pokoji = location phrase

Why is it pokoji and not pokoj?