No. 389 in Czech
létě
"Létě" means "in summer" in English.
In a sentence
V létě rádi jezdíme na dovolenou k moři.
In summer, we like to go on vacation to the sea.
Here, 'létě' is used in the phrase 'v létě', which means 'in summer', emphasizing a specific season when the activity takes place.
Dny v létě bývají dlouhé a teplé.
The days in summer are usually long and warm.
In this example, 'v létě' specifies the time period—summer—during which the characteristic described applies.
Tento festival se pořádá pouze jednou za pět let v létě.
This festival is held only once every five years in the summer.
Here, 'v létě' situates the occurrence of the event within a particular season, providing temporal context to its scheduling.
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