Breakdown of Krátké podání není dlouhé podání.
Questions & Answers about Krátké podání není dlouhé podání.
Here podání most naturally means serve in a sports context.
But podání is a broad word in Czech and can also mean things like:
- submission
- filing
- application
- delivery / performance in some contexts
So the exact English translation depends on the situation. In this sentence, if the meaning shown to the learner is a sports one, then short serve and long serve is the right way to understand it.
Because they have to agree with podání.
In Czech, adjectives change to match the noun in:
- gender
- number
- case
Podání is a neuter singular noun here, so the adjectives must also be neuter singular nominative:
- krátký = dictionary form
- krátké = neuter singular
- dlouhý = dictionary form
- dlouhé = neuter singular
So:
- krátké podání
- dlouhé podání
both have matching adjective endings.