When do we use it?
I've mentioned only one type of usage so far. Which is...? Yes, the subject of every sentence. The subject is usually a noun or a pronoun (these are not always in nominative case).
Another way of using it is the phenomenon called predicate noun and predicate adjective. Some of you know what they are, some of you don't. Let me explain– predicate noun is the object of this sentence: Eddie is a good father (=Eddie je dobrý otec). Similarily, the predicate adjective here: Eddie is tall (=Eddie je vysoký). See? The predicate noun/adjective give you more information about the subject; they define it.
The third way of using the nominative case is a noun in apposition. This basically means that there are two nouns next to each other; one defining the other– my boss Mr. Teddybear (=můj šéf pan Medvídek), or Ciray, my Czech teacher, ... (Ciray, má učitelka češtiny, ...).
How do we recognize it?
The nominative case is the easiest case since the noun is in its basic form. The only difference is in their plural forms where the paradigms can help us. This doesn't work for the feminine gender where the nominative plural forms are always the same as the genitive singular forms + some paradigms from other genders.
The best way to recognize it is to look at the rest of the sentence. This is our model sentence: Tužky jsou na stole. (=The pencils are on the table.) "Jsou" is a form of the verb "být" used when the object is plural in third person. Problem solved.
Well I think this is all you need to know about the nominative case. If you have any questions or rebukes, feel free to post a comment below.
love & peace
Ciray
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