Accusative
Accusative often marks the person or thing directly affected, and some for, direction, and time phrases.
How to spot accusative
Look for the clue first: a verb acting on something, or an accusative preposition like pro, na, za, or přes.
| Clue | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Preposition clues | |
| for | profor PetrPetr pro Petrafor Petr |
| direction | nato / onto poštapost office na poštuto the post office |
| time | zain / after hodinahour za hodinuin an hour |
| across | přesacross mostbridge přes mostacross the bridge |
| No preposition | |
| direct object | JanaJana Vidím JanuI see Jana |
| want | kávacoffee Chci kávuI want coffee |
| read | knihabook Čtu knihuI am reading a book |
| have | častime Mám časI have time |
| Clue | Preposition | + | Base | Accusative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preposition clues | |||||
| for | profor | PetrPetr | pro Petrafor Petr | ||
| direction | nato / onto | poštapost office | na poštuto the post office | ||
| time | zain / after | hodinahour | za hodinuin an hour | ||
| across | přesacross | mostbridge | přes mostacross the bridge | ||
| No preposition | |||||
| direct object | — | JanaJana | Vidím JanuI see Jana | ||
| want | — | kávacoffee | Chci kávuI want coffee | ||
| read | — | knihabook | Čtu knihuI am reading a book | ||
| have | — | častime | Mám časI have time | ||