Exercise: Nominative → Vocative
Transform nouns and names from their dictionary form (Nominative) to the Vocative case.
Level 1: Male Names (Hard Stems)
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Petr | |
| 2. Jan | |
| 3. Pavel | |
| 4. Martin | |
| 5. Adam | |
| 6. David | |
| 7. Jakub | |
| 8. Michal |
Check Answers
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Petr | Petře (r → ř) |
| 2. Jan | Jane |
| 3. Pavel | Pavle |
| 4. Martin | Martine |
| 5. Adam | Adame |
| 6. David | Davide |
| 7. Jakub | Jakube |
| 8. Michal | Michale |
Level 2: Male Names (Soft Stems)
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Tomáš | |
| 2. Ondřej | |
| 3. Matěj | |
| 4. Jiří | |
| 5. Aleš | |
| 6. Lukáš |
Check Answers
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Tomáš | Tomáši |
| 2. Ondřej | Ondřeji |
| 3. Matěj | Matěji |
| 4. Jiří | Jiří (no change) |
| 5. Aleš | Aleši |
| 6. Lukáš | Lukáši |
Level 3: Female Names
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Jana | |
| 2. Eva | |
| 3. Petra | |
| 4. Anna | |
| 5. Kateřina | |
| 6. Tereza | |
| 7. Marie | |
| 8. Lucie | |
| 9. Zuzana | |
| 10. Eliška |
Check Answers
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Jana | Jano |
| 2. Eva | Evo |
| 3. Petra | Petro |
| 4. Anna | Anno |
| 5. Kateřina | Kateřino |
| 6. Tereza | Terezo |
| 7. Marie | Marie (no change) |
| 8. Lucie | Lucie (no change) |
| 9. Zuzana | Zuzano |
| 10. Eliška | Eliško |
Level 4: Common Masculine Nouns
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. pán | |
| 2. student | |
| 3. doktor | |
| 4. bratr | |
| 5. syn | |
| 6. muž | |
| 7. učitel | |
| 8. přítel | |
| 9. otec | |
| 10. chlapec |
Check Answers
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. pán | pane |
| 2. student | studente |
| 3. doktor | doktore |
| 4. bratr | bratře (r → ř) |
| 5. syn | synu (special) |
| 6. muž | muži (soft) |
| 7. učitel | učiteli (soft) |
| 8. přítel | příteli (soft) |
| 9. otec | otče (-ec → -če) |
| 10. chlapec | chlapče (-ec → -če) |
Level 5: Common Feminine Nouns
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. žena | |
| 2. matka | |
| 3. sestra | |
| 4. dcera | |
| 5. babička | |
| 6. paní | |
| 7. kolegyně | |
| 8. přítelkyně |
Check Answers
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. žena | ženo |
| 2. matka | matko |
| 3. sestra | sestro |
| 4. dcera | dcero |
| 5. babička | babičko |
| 6. paní | paní (no change) |
| 7. kolegyně | kolegyně (no change) |
| 8. přítelkyně | přítelkyně (no change) |
Level 6: Special Forms (Palatalization)
| Nominative | → Vocative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bůh | h → ? | |
| 2. člověk | k → ? | |
| 3. hoch | ch → ? | |
| 4. Petr | r → ? |
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| Nominative | → Vocative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bůh | Bože | h → ž |
| 2. člověk | člověče | k → č |
| 3. hoch | hoše | ch → š |
| 4. Petr | Petře | r → ř |
Level 7: Nicknames
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Honza | |
| 2. Péťa | |
| 3. Franta | |
| 4. Katka | |
| 5. Terka | |
| 6. Vašek |
Check Answers
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. Honza | Honzo |
| 2. Péťa | Péťo |
| 3. Franta | Franto |
| 4. Katka | Katko |
| 5. Terka | Terko |
| 6. Vašek | Vašku |
Note: Male nicknames ending in -a take -o (like feminine nouns)!
Level 8: Titles with Names
Transform both the title and name:
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. pan Novák | |
| 2. paní Nováková | |
| 3. pan doktor | |
| 4. paní doktorka | |
| 5. pan učitel | |
| 6. paní učitelka |
Check Answers
| Nominative | → Vocative |
|---|---|
| 1. pan Novák | Pane Nováku! |
| 2. paní Nováková | Paní Nováková! |
| 3. pan doktor | Pane doktore! |
| 4. paní doktorka | Paní doktorko! |
| 5. pan učitel | Pane učiteli! |
| 6. paní učitelka | Paní učitelko! |