Sazenice je v půdě.

to be

Breakdown of Sazenice je v půdě.

• v: in
• sazenice: the seedling
• půda: the soil

Questions & Answers about Sazenice je v půdě.

Why is it je and not some other form of být?

Je is the 3rd person singular present-tense form of být (to be).

So:

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

In Sazenice je v půdě., sazenice is a singular noun, so Czech uses je = is.

Is sazenice masculine, feminine, or neuter?

Sazenice is feminine.

That matters because Czech nouns belong to grammatical genders, and gender affects agreement and case endings in other words connected to the noun.

Even though sazenice ends in -e, it is feminine. Not every feminine noun ends in -a.

Why does půda become půdě after v?