Questions & Answers about Daňový poradce je schopný.
What does daňový poradce mean word by word?
Why is daňový ending in -ý?
Because it has to agree with poradce in gender, number, and case.
Here, poradce is:
- masculine animate
- singular
- nominative (the subject form)
So the adjective also takes the matching form:
- daňový
This is one of the most important things in Czech: adjectives change their endings to match the noun they describe.
Is poradce masculine even though it ends in -e?
Yes. Poradce is a masculine animate noun, even though its ending may look unusual to an English speaker.
Czech gender is not determined only by the final letter. You have to learn the noun’s gender as part of the word.
Other job titles can behave similarly, where the form does not look obviously masculine from the ending alone.
What case is daňový poradce in here?
It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.
The structure is:
- Daňový poradce = subject
- je = is
- schopný = capable / competent
So the sentence is built like The tax advisor is competent.
What does je mean, and can it be omitted?
Je means is. It 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
In the present tense, Czech normally does use this verb in sentences like this, so you would usually say:
- Daňový poradce je schopný.
You would not normally omit je here.
What exactly does schopný mean?
Schopný can mean:
- capable
- competent
- able
The best translation depends on context.
In this sentence, it most naturally means something like:
- The tax advisor is competent or
- The tax advisor is capable
A very common pattern is:
- být schopný + infinitive
For example:
- Je schopný to udělat. = He is capable of doing it.
But schopný can also stand on its own, as in your sentence, meaning generally competent or capable.
Why does schopný also end in -ý?
Why is there no word for the or a in Czech?
Czech has no articles like English a/an and the.
So:
- Daňový poradce can mean a tax advisor or the tax advisor
The exact meaning depends on context.
This is very normal in Czech, and learners have to get used to understanding definiteness from the situation rather than from an article.
Can the word order change?
Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English word order.
The neutral order here is:
- Daňový poradce je schopný.
But other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:
- Schopný je daňový poradce.
- Je schopný daňový poradce.
These alternatives can sound marked, literary, or context-dependent. For a learner, the standard neutral version is the best one to use.
How is Daňový poradce je schopný pronounced?
A rough guide:
- Daňový ≈ da-nyo-vee
- poradce ≈ po-rat-tse
- je ≈ ye
- schopný ≈ skhop-nee
A few helpful notes:
- ň is a soft n sound, a bit like ny
- c in Czech is pronounced ts
- ch is a single sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
- ý is a long vowel
Stress in Czech is usually on the first syllable of each word:
- DAňový
- poRADce? Actually the stress is still on the first syllable: POradce
- je
- SCHOPný
So the full sentence has first-syllable stress on the longer words.
Is poradce the only possible word for advisor here?
No, but it is a very natural and standard one.
Poradce means advisor/consultant. In professional contexts, it is a very common choice.
For a female advisor, you would often say:
- daňová poradkyně
So the masculine/feminine pair is often:
- poradce = male advisor / advisor in a general masculine form
- poradkyně = female advisor
How would the sentence change if the tax advisor were female?
Is this sentence saying the advisor is generally competent, or capable of doing something specific?
By itself, it usually suggests a general quality: the tax advisor is competent/capable.
If you want to say capable of a specific action, Czech often adds an infinitive or another complement, for example:
- Daňový poradce je schopný vyřešit ten problém. = The tax advisor is capable of solving that problem.
So without anything added, je schopný sounds more general.
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