Questions & Answers about Zpěvák má krásný hlas.
How do you pronounce Zpěvák má krásný hlas?
A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:
- Zpěvák ≈ zpyeh-vaak
- má ≈ maa
- krásný ≈ kraas-nee
- hlas ≈ hlas (with a clear h, not silent)
A few key points:
- á is a long vowel, so hold it a bit longer: má, krásný, zpěvák
- ě in zpěvák makes the sound roughly pye
- ý is pronounced like a long ee sound
So the whole sentence is approximately:
ZPYEH-vaak maa KRAAS-nee hlas
What does má mean here?
Why is it krásný hlas and not krásná hlas or krásné hlas?
Because adjectives in Czech must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
The noun hlas is:
- masculine
- singular
- here in the accusative (because it is the direct object)
For a masculine singular noun like this, the adjective takes the form krásný.
So:
- krásný hlas = beautiful voice
If the noun had a different gender, the adjective form would change.
What case is hlas in?
Hlas is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of má (has).
The singer is doing the action of having, and voice is the thing he has.
A useful detail:
hlas is a masculine inanimate noun, and for many masculine inanimate nouns, the nominative and accusative singular look the same.
So:
- nominative: hlas
- accusative: hlas
Even though the form does not change, the function in the sentence is accusative.
Why is zpěvák not changing form?
Zpěvák is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case, which is the basic dictionary form.
In this sentence:
- Zpěvák = subject
- má = verb
- krásný hlas = object
Since the subject is in the nominative, zpěvák stays in its base form.
Does Czech have a word for a or the here?
Usually, no. Czech does not use articles like English a/an/the.
So Zpěvák má krásný hlas can mean:
- The singer has a beautiful voice
- A singer has a beautiful voice
In real context, the situation tells you which one is meant.
Why doesn’t Czech say his voice here?
Because Czech often leaves out possessive words like his, her, or their when the meaning is obvious.
In English, we naturally say The singer has a beautiful voice and understand that it is his own voice. Czech works similarly here.
So krásný hlas is enough.
If you wanted to stress it, you could say svůj krásný hlas, but that would usually be unnecessary in this sentence.
Can the word order change?
Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English because case endings help show the grammatical roles.
The neutral word order here is:
- Zpěvák má krásný hlas.
But other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:
- Krásný hlas má zpěvák.
- Má zpěvák krásný hlas? = Does the singer have a beautiful voice?
The original order is the most natural neutral statement: subject + verb + object.
What does ě do in zpěvák?
The letter ě often affects the consonant before it. After p, it is pronounced roughly like pje.
So:
- pě sounds roughly like pye
That is why zpěvák sounds approximately like zpyeh-vaak.
For learners, it is often enough to remember that ě is not pronounced like plain e.
What kind of noun is zpěvák?
Zpěvák means singer and is a masculine animate noun.
That matters because masculine animate nouns often behave differently from masculine inanimate nouns in Czech grammar, especially in the accusative.
Compare:
- zpěvák = singer → masculine animate
- hlas = voice → masculine inanimate
This distinction becomes important in other sentences, even though in this one zpěvák is just the nominative subject.
What is the feminine form of zpěvák?
Is krásný hlas a natural expression in Czech?
Yes, it is completely natural. Krásný hlas is a normal and common way to say a beautiful voice.
Other possible adjectives are also common, for example:
- nádherný hlas = a wonderful / gorgeous voice
- příjemný hlas = a pleasant voice
- silný hlas = a strong voice
But krásný hlas is simple, natural, and very standard.
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