Usage Note
Tchèque functions as both an adjective (la langue tchèque, 'the Czech language') and a noun (un Tchèque, 'a Czech person'). As a noun referring to a person, it is capitalised; as an adjective it is lowercase. The noun le tchèque (lowercase) also refers to the Czech language. The Czech Republic is called la République tchèque or, since 2016, la Tchéquie.
Examples
"Il parle couramment le tchèque."
Natural Translation
He speaks Czech fluently.
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