Word
Pojišťovna uhradí opravu, což je důležité.
Meaning
The insurance company will cover the repair, which is important.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Pojišťovna uhradí opravu, což je důležité.
být
to be
důležitý
important
pojišťovna
the insurance company
oprava
the repair
Questions & Answers about Pojišťovna uhradí opravu, což je důležité.
Why is oprava written as opravu here?
Because opravu is the accusative singular form of oprava.
In this sentence, oprava is the thing being paid for, so it is the direct object of uhradí.
- nominative: oprava = the repair
- accusative: opravu = the repair (as an object)
This is a very common pattern in Czech: feminine nouns ending in -a usually change to -u in the accusative singular.
What exactly does uhradí mean?
Uhradí means something like will cover, will pay for, or will reimburse, depending on context.
It comes from the verb uhradit, which is a perfective verb. In this sentence, it suggests a completed payment/coverage of the repair cost.
So Pojišťovna uhradí opravu means the insurance company will settle or cover the repair cost.
A close synonym is zaplatí, but uhradí often sounds a bit more formal or administrative.
Why does uhradí look like a present-tense form if the meaning is future?