Rosení není zálivka.

Misting is not watering.

Breakdown of Rosení není zálivka.

• být: to be
• zálivka: watering; the watering
• rosení: misting

Questions & Answers about Rosení není zálivka.

What exactly is rosení here?

Rosení is a noun meaning something like misting, spraying a fine mist, or in some contexts dew formation/condensation. In a gardening context, it usually means lightly spraying water onto leaves or the surface.

Grammatically, it is a verbal noun: it comes from a verb and names the action itself.

Why does rosení end in -ní?

That ending is very common in Czech verbal nouns. Czech often forms an abstract noun from a verb to mean the act/process of doing something.

So rosení means the act of misting/dewing rather than a concrete object.

Also, nouns ending in -ní are usually neuter, which is why rosení is neuter.

Why is it není and not something like je ne?

In Czech, the verb být (to be) is negated directly:

• je = is
• není = is not

So Czech does not usually make negation by adding a separate word like English not after the verb. The negative form is built into the verb itself.

Why are both rosení and zálivka in the basic dictionary form?