Things We Do Differently– Capital Letters

The capitals are a dangerous enemy to lots of Czechs. There are not many rules but we are just... lazy. I know, I use this as an excuse too often. But we are.

I've made a short list of rules you should follow when writing in Czech. There are not all of them but the most important are, of course, included.

• Every sentence starts with a capital letter. 
• Days of the week, months, and seasons of the year start with a small letter.
• Names (of people, countries, planets, etc.) are written with a capital at the beginning.
• A citizen of a certain state (nouns: Čech/Češka, Polák/Polka, ...) is written with a capital.
• An adjective formed from a noun (e. g. Amerika=> americký) starts with a small letter. (Applies to names.)
• Languages start with a small letter (e. g. angličtina, čeština, arabština, etc.)

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Ciray