Breakdown of Nahoře je velká skříň a dole u dveří jsou jen boty a kabáty.
Questions & Answers about Nahoře je velká skříň a dole u dveří jsou jen boty a kabáty.
Because the verb být (to be) agrees with what follows:
- je = is for singular
- jsou = are for plural
So:
- Nahoře je velká skříň = upstairs there is a big wardrobe
- dole u dveří jsou jen boty a kabáty = downstairs/by the door there are only shoes and coats
The subject in the first part is skříň (singular), and in the second part it is boty a kabáty (plural).
Because the adjective has to agree with the noun it describes.
Skříň is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative here
So velký (big) changes to velká to match it.
A few basic forms are:
- velký stůl = a big table (masculine)
- velká skříň = a big wardrobe (feminine)
- velké okno = a big window (neuter)
This is called adjective agreement.