Obchodní podmínky jsou v e-mailu.

to be

Breakdown of Obchodní podmínky jsou v e-mailu.

• v: in
• e-mail: the e-mail
• obchodní podmínky: the terms and conditions

Questions & Answers about Obchodní podmínky jsou v e-mailu.

Why is podmínky plural here?

Because podmínky is the plural form of podmínka.

In this sentence, obchodní podmínky means terms and conditions or business terms, and in Czech that idea is normally expressed as a plural noun.

• singular: podmínka = condition, term
• plural: podmínky = conditions, terms

So the verb also has to be plural: jsou = are.

What does obchodní mean, and why does it end in -í?

Obchodní means business, commercial, or trade-related.

It is an adjective describing podmínky, so together:

• obchodní podmínky = business terms / terms and conditions

The ending -í is just part of this adjective’s normal form. Some Czech adjectives have this pattern and do not change in the same obvious way as adjectives like dobrý.

Here, obchodní agrees with podmínky, but its form happens to stay obchodní.

Why is the verb jsou used instead of je?

Because the subject is plural.

• je = is
• jsou = are

Since podmínky is plural, Czech uses jsou:

• Obchodní podmínky jsou... = The terms and conditions are...

If the subject were singular, you would use je:

• Podmínka je v e-mailu. = The condition is in the email.