Strategie a náhoda jsou důležité.

Strategy and chance are important.

Breakdown of Strategie a náhoda jsou důležité.

• být: to be
• a: and
• důležitý: important
• strategie: the strategy

Questions & Answers about Strategie a náhoda jsou důležité.

Is strategie singular or plural here? It ends in -e, so it looks plural to me.

Here, strategie is most naturally singular: strategy.

This is a very common point of confusion because strategie has the same form in:

• nominative singular
• nominative plural

So by itself, strategie can mean either strategy or strategies depending on context.

In this sentence, the intended reading is singular because it is paired with another singular noun, náhoda (chance/coincidence), and together they form a compound subject:

• strategie a náhoda = strategy and chance

Even though each noun is singular, the combination is plural in meaning, so the verb is plural.

Why is the verb jsou plural?