No. 65 in Czech
rok
The Czech word "rok" means "year" in English.
In a sentence
Tento rok byl velmi úspěšný.
This year has been very successful.
The word "rok" is used here to signify the current year, often in the sense of a calendar year.
Narodil jsem se před třiceti roky.
I was born thirty years ago.
The word "rok" in its plural form "roky" is used to reference a span of years in the past.
Slaví své výročí dvacátého roku od svatby.
They are celebrating their twentieth year of marriage.
Here, "roku" is used as a genitive singular to indicate time duration within a specific context.
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