No. 155 in Czech
zemí
The Czech word "zemí" means "country" or "land" (genitive or instrumental singular, or nominative/accusative plural of "země").
In a sentence
Navštívil jsem mnoho zemí během svého cestování.
I have visited many countries during my travels.
Here, 'zemí' is used as the plural genitive case of 'země', meaning countries.
Mapa na stěně zobrazuje všech šest kontinentů a jejich zemí.
The map on the wall shows all six continents and their countries.
In this sentence, 'zemí' is the plural genitive case of 'země', referencing countries as parts of continents.
Rádi bychom prozkoumali krásu této zemí.
We would like to explore the beauty of this land.
Here, 'zemí' is used as the singular instrumental case of 'země', meaning the land or soil, used in the sense of exploring the land.
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