kuchyní

Kuchyní is the instrumental singular form of the Czech noun kuchyně, meaning kitchen. Kuchyně designates a room or space where food is prepared and is a feminine noun of the first declension in Czech grammar.

Grammatical use: The instrumental case, expressed by kuchyní in the singular, is used to indicate the means by which an action is performed, or to express certain relations defined by verbs and prepositions that require the instrumental. The standard singular forms in this noun’s paradigm are: nominative kuchyně, genitive kuchyně, dative kuchyni, accusative kuchyni, locative kuchyni, and instrumental kuchyní.

Usage note: In Czech, location is typically expressed with the locative case after the preposition in, as in vařím v kuchyni (I cook in the kitchen). The instrumental form kuchyní is used in contexts requiring the instrumental case, such as indicating means, manner, or a related grammatical construction.

Declension overview (singular): Nominative kuchyně; Genitive kuchyně; Dative kuchyni; Accusative kuchyni; Locative kuchyni; Instrumental kuchyní.

Etymology and related forms: Kuchyně is the base noun for the concept of a kitchen. The instrumental form kuchyní is one of several case-derived variants that Czech nouns of this gender and declension pattern typically exhibit.

See also: kuchyně (the base noun), Czech grammar, Czech language noun declensions.