V troubě je teplá večeře.

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Breakdown of V troubě je teplá večeře.

• v: in
• teplý: warm
• večeře: the dinner

Questions & Answers about V troubě je teplá večeře.

Why is it v troubě and not v trouba or v troubu?

Because v means in, and when it expresses location in Czech, it normally takes the locative case.

• dictionary form: trouba = oven
• locative singular: (v) troubě = in the oven

So:

• v troubě = in the oven

A useful rule:

• v + locative = in/inside a place
• compare with motion:
  • do trouby = into the oven

So V troubě je... means something is already located there, not moving there.

What case is večeře in here?

Večeře is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

The basic structure is:

• večeře je = dinner is

So in V troubě je teplá večeře, the thing that is somewhere is teplá večeře.

Why is it teplá večeře?