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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech jenž, from Proto-Slavic *jь že.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
jenž
- who, which, that
- Synonym: který
Declension
Declension of jenž (irregular)
| singular
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masculine animate
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masculine inanimate
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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jenž
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jež
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jež
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| genitive
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jehož, jejž, něhož1, nějž1
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jíž, níž1
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jehož, jejž, něhož1, nějž1
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| dative
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jemuž, němuž1
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jíž, níž1
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jemuž, němuž1
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| accusative
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jejž, jehož, nějž1, něhož1
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jejž, nějž1
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již, niž1
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jež
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| locative
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němž1
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níž1
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němž1
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| instrumental
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jímž, nímž1
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jíž, níž1
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jímž, nímž1
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| plural
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masculine animate
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masculine inanimate
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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již
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jež
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jež
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| genitive
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jichž, nichž1
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| dative
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jimž, nimž1
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| accusative
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jež
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jež
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| locative
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nichž1
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| instrumental
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jimiž, nimiž1
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1The leading letter j- is changed to n- when the pronoun is preceded by a preposition, e.g. s nímž, k němuž, bez níž.
Further reading
- “jenž”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “jenž”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “jenž”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)