Breakdown of Adresa trvalého pobytu je v registru obyvatel.
být
to be
v
in
registr obyvatel
the population register
adresa trvalého pobytu
the permanent-residence address
Questions & Answers about Adresa trvalého pobytu je v registru obyvatel.
Why is it trvalého pobytu and not trvalý pobyt?
Because adresa is followed by a phrase meaning of permanent residence, and in Czech that of ... relationship is usually expressed with the genitive case.
- basic form: trvalý pobyt = permanent residence
- after adresa: adresa trvalého pobytu = address of permanent residence
Both words change into the genitive singular:
- trvalý → trvalého
- pobyt → pobytu
So the phrase literally works like address of permanent residence.
What case is adresa in?
Adresa is in the nominative singular.
It is the subject of the sentence:
- Adresa trvalého pobytu = the address of permanent residence
- je = is
- v registru obyvatel = in the register of inhabitants
So the structure is basically:
- [subject] + [is] + [location]
That is why adresa stays in its dictionary form.
Why is there je in the sentence? Can Czech leave out to be in the present tense?