Breakdown of Pšeničná mouka a celozrnná mouka patří do chlebového těsta.
a
and
do
into
patřit
to belong
pšeničná mouka
the wheat flour
Questions & Answers about Pšeničná mouka a celozrnná mouka patří do chlebového těsta.
Why do pšeničná and celozrnná both end in -á?
Because they are adjectives agreeing with mouka.
- mouka = a feminine singular noun
- Czech adjectives must match the noun in gender, number, and case
- so the feminine singular nominative form is:
- pšeničný → pšeničná
- celozrnný → celozrnná
So pšeničná mouka and celozrnná mouka both mean _ flour, with the adjective shaped to match mouka.
Why is the verb patří the same even though there are two things in the subject?
Because in the present tense, patřit has the same form in 3rd person singular and 3rd person plural:
- on/ona/ono patří = he/she/it belongs
- oni/ony patří = they belong
So even though Pšeničná mouka a celozrnná mouka is a plural subject, the correct verb form is still patří.
This is normal for this verb and for many other Czech verbs in -í.
What does patří do mean here?