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Learn Hardcore Czech: Jedna židle stačí. - One chair is enough.

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Jedna židle stačí.

Jedna židle stačí.

One chair is enough.

Breakdown of Jedna židle stačí.

to be enough; suffice

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Questions & Answers about Jedna židle stačí.

Why is it jedna and not jeden?

Because židle is a feminine noun.

In Czech, the word for one changes to match the noun’s gender, number, and case:

jeden = masculine
jedna = feminine
jedno = neuter

Since židle is feminine, you say jedna židle.

Is židle singular here? It looks like it could be plural.

Yes, here it is singular.

A tricky point: židle can look the same in the nominative singular and the nominative plural. So by itself, židle could mean chair or chairs, depending on context.

In this sentence, jedna makes it clearly singular:

jedna židle = one chair

If it were plural, you would not use jedna.

What does stačí mean grammatically?

Stačí is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb stačit.

So:

stačit = to be enough / to suffice
stačí = is enough / suffices

It is singular because the subject, jedna židle, is singular.

For comparison:

Jedna židle stačí. = singular subject
Dvě židle stačí. = plural subject, but the verb form is still stačí in the present tense because Czech 3rd person singular and plural can look the same with this verb

Why is there no separate word for is?

Because stačí already means is enough or suffices.

English uses to be + enough:

One chair is enough

Czech often uses a single verb:

Jedna židle stačí

So you do not add je here.

What case are jedna and židle in?

They are in the nominative singular.

That is because jedna židle is the subject of the sentence.

Also, jedna agrees with židle:

feminine
singular
nominative

So the phrase works as one unit: jedna židle.

Can I also say Stačí jedna židle?

Yes. That is completely natural Czech.

Czech word order is more flexible than English, so both are possible:

Jedna židle stačí.
Stačí jedna židle.

The basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis shifts slightly.

A rough way to think about it:

Jedna židle stačí. = neutral statement about one chair
Stačí jedna židle. = slightly more emphasis on being enough

Do I have to say jedna, or can I just say Židle stačí?

You can say Židle stačí, but it is less explicit.

Without jedna, the sentence depends more on context. It could mean something like:

A chair is enough
The chair is enough
A chair will do

Using jedna clearly emphasizes the number one:

One chair is enough

So jedna is especially useful if you are contrasting it with two or more.

How do I pronounce Jedna židle stačí?

A simple English-friendly guide is:

YED-na ZHID-leh sta-CHEE

A few sounds to notice:

j = like y in yes
ž = like the s in vision
č = like ch in church
í = a long ee sound

Czech stress usually falls on the first syllable of each word:

JED-na
ŽI-dle
STA-čí

How would I say One chair is not enough?

You simply negate the verb:

Jedna židle nestačí.

The prefix ne- makes stačí negative:

stačí = is enough
nestačí = is not enough

This is a very common pattern in Czech.

Can stačit take another person, like for me or for us?

Yes. Very often stačit is used with the dative to show for whom something is enough.

Examples:

Jedna židle mi stačí. = One chair is enough for me.
Jedna židle nám stačí. = One chair is enough for us.

Here:

mi = to/for me
nám = to/for us

So the thing that is enough is in the nominative, and the person affected is often in the dative.

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