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Why is výsledků in a different form from the basic dictionary form výsledek?
Because Czech often uses the genitive where English uses of.
So tabulka výsledků literally means table of results.
- výsledek = result
- výsledků = of results
Here it is genitive plural, because the sentence is talking about more than one result.
What case is tabulka, and why?
Tabulka is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing that shows something.
You can spot that from the verb too:
- tabulka = singular
- ukazuje = he/she/it shows, also singular
So they match.
Why is there no Czech word for the?
Why is ukazuje used here?
Ukazuje is the 3rd person singular present tense of ukazovat.
It agrees with the singular subject tabulka:
- já ukazuji / ukazuju = I show
- ty ukazuješ = you show
- on/ona/ono ukazuje = he/she/it shows
Since tabulka is grammatically singular, the verb must also be singular: ukazuje.
Why is vítězný tým the object, and what case is it in?
It is the direct object of the verb ukazuje, so it is in the accusative.
The verb ukazovat normally takes an accusative object: you show something.
So:
That is why vítězný tým is the object.
Why doesn’t tým change form in the accusative?
Because tým is a masculine inanimate noun.
For many masculine inanimate nouns in Czech, the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular.
So:
- tým = nominative singular
- tým = accusative singular
That is completely normal.
Compare that with a masculine animate noun, where the accusative often changes:
- pes = dog
- vidím psa = I see the dog
But with tým, there is no visible change in this sentence.
Why does the adjective have the form vítězný?
Because adjectives in Czech must agree with the noun they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
Here, tým is:
- masculine
- singular
- accusative
- inanimate
So the adjective takes the matching form vítězný.
That is why you get:
- vítězný tým
If the noun changed, the adjective would change too. For example:
- vítězná tabulka = winning table/chart
- vítězné týmy = winning teams
Can the word order be changed?
Yes, Czech word order is more flexible than English word order.
The given sentence is a neutral, natural order:
- Tabulka výsledků ukazuje vítězný tým.
This is basically subject + verb + object.
You can change the order for emphasis, but it changes what feels most important or most natural. For example:
- Vítězný tým ukazuje tabulka výsledků.
This puts more emphasis on vítězný tým.
So the original version is the best choice for a plain, straightforward statement.
Why is it tabulka výsledků and not a construction with a preposition, like English table of results?
Because Czech often expresses this relationship by using a noun plus the genitive, without any extra preposition.
So instead of saying something like table of results with a separate word for of, Czech simply says:
- tabulka výsledků
This pattern is extremely common in Czech. Similar examples are:
- sklenice vody = a glass of water
- konec filmu = the end of the film
- seznam studentů = a list of students
Is tabulka the same as an actual furniture table?
Not usually in this sentence.
Here tabulka means something like:
- chart
- table
- score table
- results table
The ordinary word for a physical table you eat at or work at is usually stůl.
So in this sentence, tabulka výsledků is best understood as a results table/chart, not a piece of furniture.
Why is ukazuje used instead of ukáže?
This is a question of aspect, which is very important in Czech.
- ukazuje = imperfective
- ukáže = perfective
In a sentence like this, ukazuje is natural because it describes what the table shows as a general or current fact.
Ukáže would usually mean something more like will show or will reveal/show once.
So for a static statement about what a results table displays, ukazuje is the right choice.
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