No. 15 in Czech
jsou
"Jsou" means "are" in English.
In a sentence
Oni jsou šťastní.
They are happy.
Jsou is used here as the verb 'to be' in the present tense, indicating a state of being for a plural subject (third-person plural).
Jsou tam na zahradě.
They are there in the garden.
Jsou appears as a connector between the subject (implied or explicitly mentioned) and its location, again as the verb 'to be' in the present tense.
Věci na stole jsou zajímavé.
The things on the table are interesting.
Jsou functions as the verb 'to be' connecting the subject 'Věci' with their description or attribute, indicating a state of a plural noun.
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