tschechische

Tschechische is the German adjective meaning “Czech.” It is used to describe things related to the Czech lands, the Czech language, or Czech culture. In normal usage it accompanies a feminine noun, as in die tschechische Sprache (the Czech language) or die tschechische Hauptstadt Prag (the Czech capital, Prague). The form changes to agree with the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies (for example, tschechischer Wein, tschechische Städte, tschechisches Bier).

The term appears in expressions referring to the Czech Republic, most commonly in the name of the country as Tschechische Republik in German, where the adjective is part of a proper noun. It is also used widely in compound phrases such as tschechische Küche (Czech cuisine), tschechische Kultur (Czech culture), and tschechische Literatur.

Usage notes: tschechische is the attributive form of the adjective tschechisch. Like other German adjectives, it is declined to match the noun it describes. The corresponding forms for masculine, neuter, and plural, as well as different cases, vary (e.g., tschechischer Wein, tschechisches Bier, tschechische Städte). Unlike nouns, adjectives are typically written in lowercase unless they are part of a fixed proper name.

Related concepts include the broader demonym and language terms for Czech heritage, such as TschechInnen for people, and tschechisch for the language when used as an uninflected attribute (e.g., tschechisch lernen). The term is used across geography, culture, and linguistics to denote connections with the Czech Republic.