Breakdown of Moje dcera chce k chlebu marmeládu, ale můj syn chce raději šunku.
můj
my
chtít
to want
ale
but
chléb
the bread
Questions & Answers about Moje dcera chce k chlebu marmeládu, ale můj syn chce raději šunku.
Why is it moje dcera but můj syn?
Because Czech possessive words like my change to match the gender, number, and case of the noun they belong to.
- dcera = daughter, a feminine noun
- syn = son, a masculine noun
So:
- moje dcera = my daughter
- můj syn = my son
This is nominative singular in both cases, but the forms differ because the nouns have different genders.
A few nominative singular forms of my are:
- můj for masculine
- moje for feminine
- moje for neuter
So the form depends on the noun, not on the speaker.
Why are dcera and syn in those basic forms?
They are the subjects of the sentence, so they are in the nominative case.
- Moje dcera chce... = My daughter wants...
- můj syn chce... = my son wants...
In Czech, the subject is normally in the nominative. That is why you see the dictionary-like forms:
- dcera
- syn
Why do we say marmeládu and šunku, not marmeláda and šunka?