Dobrá půda znamená dobrou úrodu.

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Breakdown of Dobrá půda znamená dobrou úrodu.

• úroda: the harvest; the crop
• půda: the soil
• znamenat: to mean

Questions & Answers about Dobrá půda znamená dobrou úrodu.

Why is it dobrá půda but dobrou úrodu?

Because the adjective has to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Both půda and úroda are feminine singular nouns, but they are in different cases:

• dobrá půda = feminine singular nominative
• dobrou úrodu = feminine singular accusative

So the adjective dobrý changes like this:

• dobrá = nominative feminine singular
• dobrou = accusative feminine singular

That is why the endings are different.

Why is úrodu in the accusative case?

Because úrodu is the direct object of the verb znamená.

In this sentence:

• Dobrá půda = the subject, so it is in the nominative
• znamená = the verb
• dobrou úrodu = what good soil “means” or “brings,” so it is the direct object and goes into the accusative

So:

• úroda = nominative form
• úrodu = accusative form

What case is půda in?

Půda is in the nominative singular.

It is the subject of the sentence: good soil is the thing doing the “meaning” or “indicating.”

That is why the phrase is dobrá půda, not dobrou půdu.