Dvouhra není čtyřhra.

to be

Breakdown of Dvouhra není čtyřhra.

• dvouhra: singles
• čtyřhra: doubles

Questions & Answers about Dvouhra není čtyřhra.

Why are dvouhra and čtyřhra singular when English usually says singles and doubles?

In Czech, dvouhra and čtyřhra are singular nouns. They name the type of match or event:

• dvouhra = singles
• čtyřhra = doubles

So Czech treats them more like a singles match and a doubles match, or the singles event and the doubles event, rather than using plural forms the way English does.

That is why the verb is also singular: není = is not.

What do dvouhra and čtyřhra literally mean?

They are compound words built around hra, which means game or play.

• dvouhra = literally something like two-person game/match
• čtyřhra = literally something like four-person game/match

In actual usage, they mean:

• dvouhra = singles
• čtyřhra = doubles

So the sentence is contrasting two different match formats.

Are dvouhra and čtyřhra related to the numbers dva and čtyři?