No. 128 in Czech
středu
The Czech word "středu" means "Wednesday" (genitive or accusative form) or "center" (genitive singular) depending on context.
In a sentence
Bydlím blízko středu města.
I live near the center of the city.
In this sentence, the word 'středu' is in the genitive case and means 'center', referring to the central part of a city.
Setkáme se ve středu.
We will meet on Wednesday.
Here, 'středu' represents the word 'Wednesday' in the accusative case and is used to specify a day in the week.
Položila sklenici doprostřed stolu, tedy středu.
She placed the glass in the middle of the table, that is, the center.
In this use, 'středu' is in the genitive case and means 'center', denoting the central point or middle of an object.
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