No. 185 in Czech
cen
The Czech word "cen" is the genitive plural form of "cena," which means "price" or "award" in English.
In a sentence
Cen za jídlo se v restauracích liší.
The prices of food vary in restaurants.
The word 'cen' is used here as the genitive plural form of the noun 'cena', which means 'price'.
Kvůli vysokým cenám si nemohu tento výrobek dovolit.
Due to the high prices, I cannot afford this product.
Here, 'cenám' is the dative plural form of 'cena', while 'cen' represents the base form when explaining the words' variations.
Hodnota těchto cen je nevyčíslitelná.
The value of these prizes is immeasurable.
In this sentence, 'cen' is the genitive plural form of 'cena', where 'cena' means 'prize'.
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