- velký hoch,
- velcí hoši,
- velký dům,
- velké domy.
The last four cases have the same forms for all genders.
The adjectives frequently form the predicate. (After verb to be.)
| Bratr jest hodný. | Brother is good. |
| Bratři jsou hodní. | The brothers are good. |
| Matka byla nemocná. | Mother was sick. |
Compound verbs.
Many verbs are formed by the addition of prefixes. Ex. take, retake.
In Bohemian a great number of prefixes are used to give the verb a rich variety of meaning. As soon as a verb takes a prefix it obtains a perfect aspect, that is, it denotes an action which was, or will be completed. For this reason all verbs with prefixes have no present tense; but this present form signifies future. No compound future tense can be formed with the verbs with prefixes. Viz [lesson XXXVI.] for future discussion.
- jíti to go,
- přijíti, to come (to go to)
- přišel jsem, I have come.
- přinésti to bring
- najíti, to find,
- jdu, I go; půjdu, I shall go.
- přijdu, I shall come (We cannot say, budu přijíti!)
- odejíti, to leave, to go away
- udělati, to make and finish.
The past tense of compound verbs corresponds to the English perfect past. Přišel jsem, I have come.