Questions & Answers about Úroda je dobrá.
How do you pronounce Úroda je dobrá?
A natural pronunciation is approximately:
OO-ro-da ye DO-braa
A bit more precisely:
- Ú = a long ú, like a longer oo sound
- r = a rolled or tapped r
- o = short o
- da = da
- je = ye
- dobrá = do-braa, with a long final á
A useful stress rule: in Czech, the stress is usually on the first syllable of each word:
- Úroda
- je
- dobrá
What does úroda mean exactly?
Úroda means harvest, crop, or yield, depending on context.
It often refers to:
- the produce gathered from fields or orchards
- how good or bad the year’s agricultural production is
So in different contexts, Úroda je dobrá could mean:
- the harvest is good
- the crop is good
- the yield is good
Why is it dobrá and not dobrý or dobré?
Because úroda is a feminine noun, and Czech adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
Here:
- úroda = feminine singular
- so dobrý changes to dobrá
Basic forms of good:
- masculine: dobrý
- feminine: dobrá
- neuter: dobré
So:
- dobrý muž = a good man
- dobrá úroda = a good harvest
- dobré víno = good wine
How do I know that úroda is feminine?
What is je?
Why is there no word for it or the in the sentence?
Czech usually does not use articles like a or the, so there is no separate word corresponding to the here.
Also, Czech often does not need an explicit subject pronoun like it when the noun itself is already present.
So English says:
- The harvest is good
But Czech simply says:
- Úroda je dobrá
That is completely normal and natural.
What case is úroda in here?
It is in the nominative case.
This sentence is a basic subject + verb + adjective structure:
- Úroda = subject
- je = verb
- dobrá = predicate adjective describing the subject
Because úroda is the subject, it appears in the nominative.
The adjective dobrá also matches the subject here in nominative feminine singular.
Can the word order change?
Yes, Czech word order is more flexible than English, although the neutral order here is:
- Úroda je dobrá.
You may also hear:
- Dobrá je úroda.
- Je dobrá úroda.
But these versions can sound marked, poetic, contrastive, or context-dependent. For a learner, the safest and most neutral version is:
- Úroda je dobrá.
Is dobrá only about moral goodness, like good in English?
No. In this sentence, dobrá means something more like:
- good
- successful
- plentiful
- satisfactory
With úroda, it usually describes the quality or amount of the harvest, not moral goodness.
So dobrá úroda often means a harvest that turned out well.
Could Czech leave out je here?
Normally, in the present tense, Czech keeps je in this kind of sentence:
- Úroda je dobrá.
Unlike Russian, for example, Czech does not normally omit the present-tense form of to be in standard sentences like this.
So Úroda dobrá would not be the normal standard form.
What is the long mark on Ú and á?
That mark is an accent mark showing vowel length.
So:
- ú is a long u
- á is a long a
In Czech, vowel length is important and can change meaning, so learners should pay attention to it.
In this sentence:
- Úroda begins with a long ú
- dobrá ends with a long á
Can úroda mean both the crops themselves and the result of the season?
Yes. It can refer both to:
- the harvested produce itself
- the overall harvest outcome or yield
So depending on context, Úroda je dobrá might refer to:
- the harvest being of good quality
- the crop yield being high or successful
- the agricultural season having gone well
That broad usage is normal for úroda.
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