také

Také is a Czech adverb meaning also, too, or as well. It is used to add another element to a statement, covering situations that include an additional item, property, or clause. In standard written Czech, it is pronounced with a long e: /ˈta.kɛ/.

Usage and placement vary by emphasis and formality. In neutral sentences the subject often precedes the verb, and the word follows the subject: Já také jdu. In emphatic or stylistic contexts it can appear at the beginning: Také já jsem unavený. It can modify a predicate or clause as in To je také pravda. While most functions of také are straightforward, it is important to distinguish it from informal spellings.

Spelling variants and formality. The standard spelling is též,é tchké? Correction: the standard form is také with the diacritic on e. The informal, spoken variant taký or taky (without the háček on e) is widely used in casual writing and speech, but is considered nonstandard in formal contexts.

Etymology and cognates. Také derives from the demonstrative tak meaning “so,” with a suffix that forms an adverb meaning “also.” It has cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Russian također (также) and Polish także, which carry a similar meaning.

See also. Related Czech connectors include i and navíc, which can express addition in some contexts, though with different nuances.