THE ACCUSATIVE SINGULAR OF NOUNS - All Paradigms

The rule to remember: Only the masculine animate paradigms PÁN, MUŽ, UČITEL and feminine paradigms ŽENA and RŮŽE have different ending in the ACCUSATIVE. For all other paradigms, the ACCUSATIVE equals the NOMINATIVE.

All hard adjectives which modify a Masculine Animate nous take the ending –ého (máme dobrého učitele); all soft adjectives take the ending –ího (universitního profesora). All hard adjectives which qualify a feminine noun take the ending –ou (černou kočku, bílou růži, krásnou píseň, starou kost). All soft adjectives which qualify a Feminine noun, remain the same as in the Nominative: universitní studentku. For all adjectives which qualify a Masculine Inanimate or Neuter noun, the Accusative = the Nominative.

The Accusative case is used as a direct object of a verb: Mám tu knihu. (I have that book)
Znám toho profesora. (I know that professor)
Hledám ten slovník. (I am looking for that doctionary

Sometimes the accusative follows a preposition: Čekám na Janu. (I am waiting for Jana.)
Čeká na autobus. (S/he is waiting for the bus.)
Čekají na učitele. (they are witing for the teacher.

Here are some prepositions which take the accusative: pro = for (pro kočku = for the cat)
přes = across (přes ulici = across the street)
v/e = on (ve středu = on Wednesday, )
za = after, behind (za hodinu = in an hour)
With the exception of the preposition pro, these prepositions may take other cases as well.
Remember: ve středu, v sobotu, v neděli!! (on Wednesday, on Saturday, on Sunday)