No. 592 in Czech
člověka
The word "člověka" is the accusative or genitive singular form of "člověk," meaning "person" or "human" in English.
In a sentence
Tento úkol může zvládnout jen člověka s velkou trpělivostí.
This task can only be accomplished by a person with great patience.
In this sentence, 'člověka' is the accusative singular form of 'člověk' and is used to denote 'a person' as the object of the sentence, emphasizing a characteristic required for a specific individual.
Chování člověka ovlivňuje jeho okolí.
The behavior of a person affects their surroundings.
Here, 'člověka' is the singular genitive form of 'člověk', indicating possession as in 'of a person', relating their behavior to their surroundings.
Mluvili jsme o situaci člověka v moderním světě.
We talked about the situation of a person in the modern world.
In this case, 'člověka' appears as the singular genitive form of 'člověk' following the preposition 'o', which requires the genitive case when indicating a topic of discussion.
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