No. 105 in Czech
roky
"Roky" in Czech means "years" in English.
In a sentence
Žil tam mnoho let a nyní si pamatuje ty krásné roky.
He lived there for many years, and now he remembers those beautiful years.
Here, 'roky' means 'years' in the sense of periods of time.
Dítě vyrostlo během těch několika roků, co jsme se neviděli.
The child grew up during those several years that we hadn't seen each other.
In this sentence, 'roků' is used as the genitive plural form, indicating possession or relation related to years.
V posledních letech se hodně změnilo a já ty roky nestačím sledovat.
In recent years, a lot has changed, and I can't keep track of these years.
Here, 'roky' again means 'years,' referring to notable periods marked by events or changes.
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