Questions & Answers about Ta hora je vysoká.
What does ta mean here?
Ta is the feminine singular nominative form of the demonstrative ten.
Because hora (mountain) is feminine, the demonstrative has to match it:
So:
- ta hora = that mountain
- sometimes, depending on context, it can feel a bit like the mountain, because Czech has no articles.
Why is hora feminine?
In Czech, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Hora is a feminine noun. One clue is its ending: many feminine nouns end in -a.
Because it is feminine, other words that describe or point to it must agree with it:
- ta hora
- vysoká hora
- ta hora je vysoká
So the gender of hora controls the form of both ta and vysoká.
Why is it vysoká and not vysoký?