TU vs TADY

Discussion in 'Grammar & Pronunciation' started by Calvario, May 20, 2007.

  1. Calvario

    Calvario Well-Known Member

    Is there a difference between the adv. "tady" and the adv. "tu"? Both mean HERE.

    If there is a difference, what is it? If not, then why would you use one over the other?

    Another trivial question I know.

    Thanks,
    Calvario
     
  2. doman

    doman Well-Known Member

    Tu=here (but in a larger area.)
    ...je tu v Cesku..., je tu ve meste..., je tu na svete...

    Tady=here (in this place, at this moment)
    Tady jsou dvere !
    Tady je Calvario ! Calvario's speaking. :)
     
  3. Karel_lerak

    Karel_lerak Well-Known Member

    No real difference, you may almost freely replace one by the another, wherever it means "here"

    V tu chvíli - can't say v "tady/zde" chvíli, but here it is a form of pronoun "ta"

    Dal jí tady tu knížku. more stress on "this book"


    Šel tu rychleji, tu pomaleji = He went once faster, once slower, can't be replaced by tady/zde

    Na(te) = tu máš(tu máte) = here you are (by giving st to sb)

    Tu máš, čerte, kropáč! (means "what a surprise")

    And why?
    That's the language ... 8)
    There exists also
    tady = tu = tadyhle = zde
     
  4. Karel_lerak

    Karel_lerak Well-Known Member

     
  5. Eleshar

    Eleshar Well-Known Member

    Generally, there is difference between "tady" and "tu" as between any other accentuated and nonaccentuated shifter (i.e.: pronoun and similar things).

    já: mě/mě, mi/mně
    ty: tě/ tebe, ti/tobě
    on: ho/jeho, mu/jemu
    ...
    location: tu/tady

    e.g.: Je tu Petr/ Petr je tu (There is peter) x Petr je tady (Peter is here)

    It can also be a specifier (as Karel showed "tu v Česku" x "tady v Česku") together with another adverbial of location.
     
  6. doman

    doman Well-Known Member

    Bravo Eleshar ! :lol: Bravo :D Bravo !

    Aspon na tutou pripadu mam pravdu ! :lol:
     

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