No. 506 in Czech
rodiny
"Rodiny" in Czech means "families" in English.
In a sentence
Rodiny se sešly na společné oslavě.
The families gathered for a shared celebration.
In this sentence, 'rodiny' is plural nominative, the subject of the sentence, meaning 'families'.
Chtěl bych znát vaše názory ohledně vaší rodiny.
I would like to know your opinions regarding your family.
Here, 'rodiny' is in singular genitive form and refers to 'family'.
Přispěl jsem na pomoc zasaženým rodinám.
I contributed to help the affected families.
In this sentence, 'rodinám' is in plural dative form, indicating the ones to whom something is being provided.
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