Word
Ministr odpověděl hned.
Meaning
The minister answered immediately.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ministr odpověděl hned.
What does ministr mean, and is it related to English minister?
Yes. Ministr means minister in the political/government sense, such as a cabinet minister.
It is a masculine noun. In this sentence, ministr is the subject, so it is in the nominative singular.
A few forms:
- ministr = nominative singular
- ministra = genitive singular / accusative singular
- ministrovi / ministru = dative singular
So here, Ministr odpověděl hned. means The minister answered immediately.
Why is it odpověděl and not something like odpovědil?
Because the verb is odpovědět = to answer, and its past tense is formed from the past stem odpověděl- for the masculine singular form.
So:
- on odpověděl = he answered
- ona odpověděla = she answered
- ono odpovědělo = it answered
- oni odpověděli = they answered (masculine animate)
- ony odpověděly = they answered (non-masculine animate)
The form odpověděl is the normal masculine singular past tense form.
Why is there no word for he in the sentence?