No. 979 in Czech
syn
The Czech word "syn" means "son" in English.
In a sentence
Můj syn je velmi chytrý.
My son is very smart.
Here, the word 'syn' refers to the speaker's male offspring in a possessive context.
Potkal jsem jeho syna na procházce.
I met his son during a walk.
In this sentence, 'syn' specifies another individual's male offspring, making the usage third-person possessive.
Věděl jsem, že je synem slavného herce.
I knew he was the son of a famous actor.
The term 'syn' here is employed in a predicate nominative position specifying someone's relation to a famous person.
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