de/te/ne vs dě/tě/ně

de/te/ne are hard. dě/tě/ně signal the softened ď/ť/ň sound before e.

e vs ě after d/t/n

The háček on ě tells you to soften the previous d/t/n. Without it, keep the consonant hard.

Clue / sound

Written form

den

Note

Plain e keeps d hard.

Clue / sound

dě

Written form

děkuju

Note

dě sounds like softened ďe.

Clue / sound

Written form

telefon

Note

Plain e keeps t hard.

Clue / sound

tě

Written form

tělo

Note

tě sounds like softened ťe.

Clue / sound

Written form

Note

Plain e keeps n hard.

Clue / sound

ně

Written form

něco

Note

ně sounds like softened ňe.

Clue / sound	Written form	Note
de	den	Plain e keeps d hard.
dě	děkuju	dě sounds like softened ďe.
te	telefon	Plain e keeps t hard.
tě	tělo	tě sounds like softened ťe.
ne	ne	Plain e keeps n hard.
ně	něco	ně sounds like softened ňe.