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Why is důležité ending in -é here instead of the dictionary form důležitý?
Because důležité agrees with očkování, which is a neuter singular noun.
In dictionaries, Czech adjectives are usually listed in the masculine singular form, so you often see důležitý. But in a sentence, the adjective changes to match the noun:
- důležitý = masculine singular
- důležitá = feminine singular
- důležité = neuter singular
Since očkování is neuter singular, the correct form is důležité.
Is očkování a noun or a verb?
It is a noun here.
Specifically, očkování is a verbal noun, formed from the verb očkovat (to vaccinate). Czech often creates nouns like this to express an action or process.
So:
- očkovat = to vaccinate
- očkování = vaccination / vaccinating
In this sentence, it behaves like a normal noun and is the subject of the sentence.
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