Breakdown of Pokojová rostlina potřebuje nejen zálivku, ale i rozptýlené světlo.
potřebovat
to need
ale
but
i
also
nejen
not only
Questions & Answers about Pokojová rostlina potřebuje nejen zálivku, ale i rozptýlené světlo.
Why is it pokojová rostlina and not just rostlina?
Rostlina means plant.
Pokojová rostlina means houseplant / indoor plant.
The adjective pokojová comes from pokoj (room), so it literally means something like room plant.
- rostlina = plant
- pokojová rostlina = houseplant
So the adjective adds the idea that this is a plant kept indoors.
What form is pokojová, and why does it end in -á?
Pokojová is an adjective agreeing with rostlina.
Since rostlina is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative (the subject of the sentence)
the adjective must match it:
- pokojový = basic dictionary form (masculine)
- pokojová = feminine singular nominative
- pokojové = could be other forms, depending on gender/case/number
So pokojová rostlina is a standard adjective + noun agreement pattern.
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