Demonstrative Pronouns (Ukazovací zájmena)

The most common demonstrative is ten, ta, to (this/that). It is often used like a definite article ("the") in colloquial Czech.

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Declension (Singular)

Case	Masculine Animate	Masculine Inanimate	Feminine	Neuter
Nom	ten	ten	ta	to
Gen	toho	toho	té	toho
Dat	tomu	tomu	té	tomu
Acc	toho	ten	tu	to
Loc	tom	tom	té	tom
Instr	tím	tím	tou	tím

Declension (Plural)

Case	Masculine Animate	Masculine Inanimate	Feminine	Neuter
Nom	ti	ty	ty	ta
Gen	těch	těch	těch	těch
Dat	těm	těm	těm	těm
Acc	ty	ty	ty	ta
Loc	těch	těch	těch	těch
Instr	těmi	těmi	těmi	těmi

This vs. That

To distinguish between "this here" and "that there", add suffixes or separate words:

• Tento / Tady ten = This (here)
• Tamten / Tamhleten = That (over there)