der Tscheche
Czech man
A male person who comes from the Czech Republic or has Czech citizenship.
EXAMPLE
Mein neuer Kollege ist Tscheche und kommt aus Prag.
My new colleague is Czech and comes from Prague.
der Tscheche
Czech
der Tscheche, die Tschechen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Tscheche, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Tschechen |
| genitive | des Tschechen |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Tscheche | die Tschechen |
| accusative | den Tschechen | die Tschechen |
| dative | dem Tschechen | den Tschechen |
| genitive | des Tschechen | der Tschechen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Common mistake: N-declension
'Der Tscheche' (the Czech man) is a noun of the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular. This is an important rule for many nationality terms ending in '-e'.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe gestern mit einem Tschechen gesprochen.
I spoke with a Czech man yesterday.
Word family
The word belongs to a family: the country is called 'Tschechien' (Czechia/the Czech Republic), the female person 'die Tschechin' (the Czech woman), and the adjective 'tschechisch' (Czech).
EXAMPLE
Die tschechische Küche ist für ihre Knödel bekannt.
Czech cuisine is known for its dumplings.
Noun vs. adjective
Note the difference: 'Der Tscheche' (the Czech man) is a noun and is capitalized. The related adjective 'tschechisch' (Czech) is written in lowercase.
EXAMPLE
Er ist Tscheche, spricht aber perfekt Deutsch.
He is Czech, but speaks perfect German.
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