Tento proces je jednoduchý.

This process is simple.

Breakdown of Tento proces je jednoduchý.

• být: to be
• tento: this
• proces: the process
• jednoduchý: simple

Questions & Answers about Tento proces je jednoduchý.

What does tento mean, and why is it tento proces?

Tento means this.

It has the form tento here because proces is a masculine inanimate singular noun in the nominative case.

In Czech, words like this change form depending on:

• gender: masculine, feminine, neuter
• number: singular or plural
• case

So you get patterns like:

• tento proces = this process
• tato kniha = this book
• toto město = this town

Why is proces masculine?

Every Czech noun has a grammatical gender. Proces is grammatically masculine inanimate.

This does not mean the thing itself is male. It just means the noun belongs to a grammar category, and other words must agree with it.

Because proces is masculine inanimate, both the demonstrative and the adjective match it:

• tento proces
• jednoduchý proces
• Tento proces je jednoduchý.

Why does jednoduchý end in -ý?