Známkami

Známkami is the instrumental plural form of the Czech noun známka. The word známka has several related senses, and známkami appears in contexts where the noun is used in the instrumental case. The two most common senses are as follows: stamps (postage stamps) and grades or marks awarded in education. Beyond these, známka can also mean a sign, indication, or small note, though this sense is less common in everyday use.

In the sense of stamps, známky is the plural nominative; when describing something that involves stamps, instrumental plural form známkami is used with prepositions such as s or se. For example: Dopis se známkami byl poslán (The letter with stamps was sent). In educational contexts, známka refers to a grade; instrumental plural známkami can appear when talking about someone’s grades in a broader sense, for example: Žáci se svými známkami byli spokojeni (The students were satisfied with their grades).

The word is used in both Czech and Slovak, though pronunciation and some usages may differ slightly between the languages. Declension patterns follow the standard feminine noun pattern: singular with známka, plural nominative známky, instrumental plural známkami, etc. The form zná́mkou in other cases changes according to the respective grammar rules.

Summary: známkami is the instrumental plural of známka, most often encountered in phrases related to stamps or grades. Its exact meaning depends on context, specifically whether the reference is to postage stamps or to academic evaluation.