Výstupní místo je na břehu.

Breakdown of Výstupní místo je na břehu.

být
to be
na
on
břeh
the riverbank
výstupní místo
the landing point

Questions & Answers about Výstupní místo je na břehu.

Why is it výstupní místo and not some other form of výstupní?

Because místo is a neuter singular noun, and výstupní is an adjective describing it.

The adjective výstupní belongs to a type of adjective that has the same form for all genders in the nominative singular:

  • výstupní bod = a departure / exit point (masculine)
  • výstupní stanice = exit station (feminine)
  • výstupní místo = exit / disembarkation place (neuter)

So here, výstupní already matches místo correctly.

What exactly is výstupní grammatically?

It is an adjective formed from the noun/verb idea of výstup or vystoupit.

Very roughly:

  • vystoupit = to get out, get off, disembark, step out
  • výstup = exit, ascent, output, getting off, depending on context
  • výstupní = exit / outgoing / disembarkation-related

In this sentence, výstupní místo means something like the place for getting out / disembarking.

Why is there je in the sentence? Can Czech leave it out?

Here je is the 3rd person singular of být = to be.

  • Výstupní místo je na břehu. = The disembarkation point is on the bank/shore.

In the present tense, Czech often does omit forms of to be in some informal or special styles, but in a normal standard sentence like this, je is the natural choice.

So yes, Czech can sometimes drop to be in headlines, notes, or colloquial speech, but here je is standard and expected.

Why is it na břehu and not na břeh?

Because na can take different cases depending on whether it expresses:

  • location = where something is
  • direction = where something is going

Here the sentence describes location: the place is on the bank/shore.
So na takes the locative case.

  • na břehu = on the bank/shore (location, locative)
  • na břeh = onto the bank/shore (direction, accusative)

Compare:

  • Je na břehu. = It is on the bank.
  • Jde na břeh. = He/She is going onto the bank.
What case is břehu?

Břehu is the locative singular of břeh.

Basic forms:

  • nominative: břeh = bank, shore
  • locative singular: na břehu = on the bank / on the shore

This is a common masculine inanimate noun pattern. After na meaning on/at in a location sense, Czech uses the locative, so břeh becomes břehu.

What is the dictionary form of místo, and what gender is it?

The dictionary form is místo.

It is a neuter noun. You can often recognize many neuter Czech nouns by endings like:

  • -o
  • -í
  • -e

Examples:

  • město = city
  • moře = sea
  • nádraží = station

Because místo is neuter singular, the sentence uses:

  • výstupní místo
  • je

If it were plural, it would be:

  • Výstupní místa jsou na břehu.
Can the word order change?

Yes. Czech word order is fairly flexible, and the choice often depends on focus or emphasis.

Neutral order:

  • Výstupní místo je na břehu.

Other possible orders:

  • Na břehu je výstupní místo.
  • Na břehu výstupní místo je. — possible, but more marked or stylistic

A common alternative is:

  • Na břehu je výstupní místo.

This can sound more like On the shore, there is the disembarkation point or puts more emphasis on where it is.

Is na břehu better translated as on the bank or on the shore?

That depends on context.

The noun břeh can mean:

  • bank of a river
  • shore of a lake or sea
  • more generally, the edge of a body of water

So na břehu may be:

  • on the bank
  • on the shore
  • sometimes by the water’s edge, depending on the situation

Czech břeh is broader than English bank in some contexts.

Could Czech use u břehu instead of na břehu?

Sometimes yes, but the meaning changes a little.

  • na břehu = on the bank/shore, at the shore itself
  • u břehu = by the bank/shore, near it

So:

  • Výstupní místo je na břehu. suggests the place is located directly on the shore/bank.
  • Výstupní místo je u břehu. suggests it is near the shore/bank.

In many real situations the difference may be small, but grammatically it is a real distinction.

How is břehu pronounced? The ř looks difficult.

Yes, ř is one of the most famous difficult Czech sounds.

  • břeh is roughly pronounced like brzheh, but that is only an approximation.
  • ř is a special Czech sound, something between r and zh.

In břehu, the stress is on the first syllable, as usual in Czech:

  • BŘE-hu

A few tips:

  • Czech stress is almost always on the first syllable
  • ř should not be pronounced exactly like English r
  • h in Czech is always pronounced, unlike in many English words
Is this sentence definite, like the disembarkation point, even though Czech has no articles?

Yes, Czech has no articles like a or the, so definiteness is understood from context.

So Výstupní místo je na břehu. could mean:

  • The disembarkation point is on the shore
  • A disembarkation point is on the shore

In practice, context usually tells you which one is meant. If the place has already been identified, English will often use the. If it is being introduced for the first time, English may use a.

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