V republice žije hodně lidí.

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Breakdown of V republice žije hodně lidí.

• člověk: the person
• žít: to live
• hodně: many

Questions & Answers about V republice žije hodně lidí.

Why is it v republice and not v republika?

Because v meaning in normally takes the locative case when it answers where?
The basic dictionary form is republika, but its locative singular is republice.

So:

• republika = republic
• v republice = in the republic

Why is the verb žije singular when the sentence is about many people?

With quantity expressions like hodně lidí (a lot of people), Czech usually uses a singular verb. The whole phrase is treated as one quantity.

So Czech says:

• Hodně lidí žije... = A lot of people live...

Compare that with:

• Lidé žijí... = People live...

Without the quantity word, the verb is plural: žijí. With hodně lidí, singular žije is normal.

Why is it lidí and not lidé or lidi?

After hodně, Czech uses the genitive plural.

The word for people has these relevant forms:

• lidé = nominative plural, more formal/standard
• lidi = common colloquial nominative plural
• lidí = genitive plural

Because hodně requires the genitive plural, the sentence has hodně lidí.