Je to živá hudba.

to be

Breakdown of Je to živá hudba.

• to: it
• hudba: the music
• živý: live (not recorded)

Questions & Answers about Je to živá hudba.

What does Je to mean here?

Je means is, and to means it/that.

So Je to ... is a very common Czech pattern meaning It is ... or That is ....

In this sentence:

• Je = is
• to = it/that
• živá hudba = live music

So the structure is basically It is live music.

Why is it živá and not živý or živé?

Because živá has to agree with hudba.

In Czech, adjectives change their endings to match the noun’s:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, hudba (music) is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:

• masculine: živý
• feminine: živá
• neuter: živé

That is why you get živá hudba.

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