No. 44 in Czech
dnes
"Today."
In a sentence
Dnes je krásné počasí.
Today the weather is beautiful.
Here, 'dnes' is used as a noun to denote 'today'—a specific current day.
Přijdu k tobě dnes večer.
I will come to you this evening.
In this sentence, 'dnes' is used as an adverb to mean 'today,' modifying 'večer' to specify 'tonight.'
Dnes jsem se učil hrát na klavír.
Today I learned to play the piano.
Here, 'dnes' is the adverb referring to actions taking place or completed on the current day.
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