Breakdown of Ukradená peněženka patří této paní.
ten
that
peněženka
the wallet
paní
the lady
ukrást
to steal
Questions & Answers about Ukradená peněženka patří této paní.
Why is it této paní and not tato paní?
Because patřit means to belong to, and the person something belongs to is put in the dative case.
- tato paní = nominative = this lady
- této paní = dative = to this lady
So after patří, Czech uses the dative:
- Peněženka patří této paní.
A useful thing to notice: paní often looks the same in the singular, so the case is mainly visible in tato → této.
Why does ukradená end in -á?
Because ukradená agrees with peněženka.
Peněženka is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative
So the adjective/participle must also be feminine singular nominative:
- ukradená peněženka
Compare:
Is ukradená an adjective or a verb form?