Palivo je drahé a spotřeba paliva je vysoká.

The fuel is expensive and the fuel consumption is high.

Breakdown of Palivo je drahé a spotřeba paliva je vysoká.

• být: to be
• a: and
• drahý: expensive
• vysoký: high; tall

Questions & Answers about Palivo je drahé a spotřeba paliva je vysoká.

Why is paliva used in the second part instead of palivo?

Because spotřeba normally takes the genitive in Czech: spotřeba čeho? = consumption of what?

So:

• palivo = fuel
• spotřeba paliva = fuel consumption

Here, paliva is the genitive singular form of palivo.

A very similar pattern exists with many Czech nouns:

• cena paliva = the price of fuel
• výroba auta = the production of a car
• část města = part of the city

So after spotřeba, you should expect the thing being consumed to be in the genitive.

What case is paliva here?

It is the genitive singular.

The basic form is:

• palivo = nominative singular

But in spotřeba paliva, the word changes because it depends on spotřeba:

• spotřeba paliva = consumption of fuel

So this is not a plural form here; it is singular genitive.

Why is drahé used with palivo?