On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with čapek. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as writer or author and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
čapek in a sentence
čapek meaning
A surname from Czech.
Synonyms of čapek
Using čapek
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Czech.
- Useful related words include: karel capek, writer, author, dramatist.
- In the example corpus, čapek often appears in combinations such as: karel čapek, čapek was, čapek wrote.
Context around čapek
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for čapek
- In this selection, "čapek" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, karel, reading, burien, wrote, biographies and tried stand out and add context to how "čapek" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include although karel čapek s robots and basis for čapek s talks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "čapek" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with čapek
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Karel Čapek himself did not coin the word. (8 words)
Čapek tried to find hope, and the way out. (9 words)
Čapek's Robots can also be seen as the first Androids : they are in fact organic. (16 words)
Although Karel Čapek's robots in R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (1921)—the play that introduced the word robot to the world—were organic artificial humans, the word "robot" has come to primarily refer to mechanical humans, animals, and other beings. (43 words)
After World War II, Čapek's work was only reluctantly accepted by the communist government of Czechoslovakia, because during his life he had refused to accept communism as a viable alternative. (31 words)
Čapek was also a member of Masaryk's Hrad political network. citation Their frequent conversations on various topics later served as basis for Čapek's Talks with T. G. Masaryk. (30 words)
Example sentences (18)
Čapek was also a member of Masaryk's Hrad political network. citation Their frequent conversations on various topics later served as basis for Čapek's Talks with T. G. Masaryk.
Further reading ; Čapek biographies in English * Karel Čapek: An Essay by Alexander Matuška, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1964.
Writing Karel Čapek's handwriting Karel Čapek wrote with intelligence and humor on a wide variety of subjects.
After World War II, Čapek's work was only reluctantly accepted by the communist government of Czechoslovakia, because during his life he had refused to accept communism as a viable alternative.
Although Karel Čapek's robots in R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (1921)—the play that introduced the word robot to the world—were organic artificial humans, the word "robot" has come to primarily refer to mechanical humans, animals, and other beings.
Čapek also expressed fear of social disasters, dictatorship, violence, human stupidity, the unlimited power of corporations, and greed.
Čapek's Robots can also be seen as the first Androids : they are in fact organic.
Čapek tried to find hope, and the way out.
Čapek was also a translator, and his translations of French poetry into the language inspired a new generation of Czech poets.
Czech writer and playwright Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (1920) introduced the word robot into science fiction.
During this period, Karel Čapek wrote his most politically charged (and well-known) plays in response to the rise of fascist dictators.
Jarka M. Burien, "Čapek, Karel" in Gabrielle H. Cody, Evert Sprinchorn (eds.) The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, Volume One.
Karel Čapek himself did not coin the word.
Klíma writes, "It is thanks to Čapek that the written Czech language grew closer to the language people actually spoke".
T. G. Masaryk was a regular guest at Čapek's " Friday Men " garden parties for leading Czech intellectuals.
There is an inscription on the tombstone saying: "Here would have been buried Josef Čapek, painter and poet.
The word "robot" itself comes from a work of fiction, Karel Čapek 's play, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) written in 1920 and first performed in 1921.
Throughout the 1920s, Čapek worked in many writing genres, producing both fiction and non-fiction, but worked primarily as a journalist.
Common combinations with čapek
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: