Karoserie je čistá.

The car body is clean.

Breakdown of Karoserie je čistá.

• být: to be
• čistý: clean
• karoserie: the car body

Questions & Answers about Karoserie je čistá.

Why is karoserie ending in -e here?

Because karoserie is a feminine noun in the nominative singular. Its dictionary form is also karoserie, so the form in this sentence is the basic subject form.

In Karoserie je čistá, karoserie is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the nominative.

What gender is karoserie?

Karoserie is feminine in Czech. You can tell this matters because the adjective čistá also appears in a feminine singular form to match it.

So the agreement is:

• karoserie — feminine singular
• čistá — feminine singular

Why is it je and not something else?

Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb být (to be).

So:

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

Since karoserie is a singular noun, Czech uses je: Karoserie je čistá.

Why is it čistá and not čistý or čisté?