Grammar: Indefinite Pronouns and Adverbs.


For every question, there is negative answer, one indefinite and one absolute.

Question

                             Negative answer

                                            Indefinite answer

                                                               Absolute answer

kdo? = who

                             nikdo = nobody

                                            někdo = someone

                                                               všichni = everyone

kde? = where (location)

                             nikde = nowhere

                                            někde = somewhere

                                                               všude = everywhere

kam? = where (destination)

                             nikam = nowhere

                                            někam = somewhere

                                                               –

kdy? = when

                             nikdy= never

                                            někdy = sometimes

                                                               vždycky = always

                                                               pořád = all the time

jak? = how

                             –

                                            nějak = somehow

                                                               –

co? = what

                             nic = nothing

                                            něco = something

                                                               všechno = everything / all

jaký? = how/what (adjectives)

                             žádný= none


                                            nějaký = any/some/a

                                                               každý = every

který? = which (adjectives)


Jaké pivo máš rád? – Mám rád světlé pivo, černé pivo…

Které pivo chceš – Starobrno, nebo Plzeň?

Complete/multiple negative

In czech language, both verb and pronoun/adverb must be negative to make negative sentence.

Examples

Q: Chceš něco? (Do you want something?)

A: Nechci nic. (I don’t want anything.


Q: Kdo studoval na test? (Who studied for the test?)

A: Nikdo nestudoval. (Nobody studied.)