otázkám

otázkám is a Czech grammatical form of the feminine noun otázka, meaning question. It represents the plural dative form and the plural locative form, used in different syntactic contexts. The noun otázka is commonly used to refer to an inquiry or a topic to be answered, discussed, or considered.

In full declension, otázka behaves as a feminine noun. Singular forms are: nominative otázka, genitive otázky, dative otázce, accusative otázku, locative otázce. Plural forms include: nominative otázky, genitive otázek, dative otázkám, accusative otázky, locative otázkách. Therefore, otázek appears in the singular genitive, while otázkám is the plural dative, and otázkách is the plural locative.

Common usage of otázkám (the dative plural) and otázek with locative occurs with prepositions that require those cases. For example, ke otázkám means “to the questions,” as in a phrase like Ke otázkám se často vracíme. In locative use, diskuzí můžete pokračovat v otázkách or Diskutujeme o otázkách, such as in the sentence Diskutujeme o otázkách, meaning “We are discussing the questions.” The distinction between the two forms depends on the verb or preposition governing the case.

Summary: otazkám is the plural dative and plural locative form of the noun otázka. It appears in sentences where the indirect object or the prepositional object is the set of questions, or where one discusses or refers to the questions in a locative sense. See also the related form otázka for the base noun.