tisíc

tisíc

"Thousand."

Here, 'tisíc' means 'a thousand', used as a cardinal number indicating quantity.

Mám tisíc knih.

I have a thousand books.

The word 'tisíc' is part of 'tisíckrát', meaning 'a thousand times', used to denote frequency.

Šel bych tam tisíckrát, kdybych mohl.

I would go there a thousand times if I could.

In this sentence, 'tisíc' metaphorically describes an indefinitely large number, indicating richness or abundance.

V jeho očích vidím tisíc příběhů.

I see a thousand stories in his eyes.