Tým zná cenu.

Here, tým means team.

It is a Czech noun borrowed from another language, and it is masculine inanimate. In this sentence, it is the subject.

So:

• tým = team

A beginner should also be careful not to confuse tým with tím:

• tým = team
• tím = by that, with that, that one in the instrumental case, depending on context

They look very similar, but they are different words.

Znát is the infinitive, meaning to know, to be familiar with, or sometimes to recognize.

In the sentence, you need the conjugated form because the subject is tým = the team, which is third person singular. So the verb becomes:

• znát = to know
• zná = knows

A few present-tense forms:

• já znám = I know
• ty znáš = you know
• on/ona/ono zná = he/she/it knows

Since tým is singular, zná is the correct form.

Because cenu is the accusative singular form of cena.

• cena = price, value, award, prize depending on context
• cenu = the accusative form used for a direct object

The verb znát usually takes a direct object, and direct objects are commonly in the accusative case in Czech.

So:

• cena = nominative singular
• cenu = accusative singular

In Tým zná cenu, cenu is the thing the team knows.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Common meanings of cena include:

• price
• value
• award
• prize

In a simple sentence like Tým zná cenu, the most likely reading is The team knows the price or The team knows the value, depending on the situation.

So Czech cena is a bit broader than English price.

Not exactly.

This is one of the most common Czech learner questions.

Very roughly:

• znát = to know someone/something, to be familiar with
• vědět = to know a fact, to know that, to be aware

Examples:

• Znám Petra. = I know Petr.
• Znám to město. = I know that city.
• Vím, že přijde. = I know that he is coming.

In Tým zná cenu, Czech uses znát because the object is a noun: cenu.

A simple pronunciation guide for an English speaker:

• Tým ≈ teem
• zná ≈ znaa
• cenu ≈ tseh-noo

A few useful details:

• ý is a long vowel, so tým has a long ee sound
• á is also long
• Czech c is pronounced like ts, not like English k or s
• The zn at the start of zná is pronounced; Czech allows consonant clusters like this

Also, Czech stress is usually on the first syllable of each word:

• TÝM
• ZNÁ
• CE-nu

Because Czech does not have articles.

So:

• tým can mean a team or the team
• cenu can mean a price, the price, a value, or the value

English needs articles, but Czech usually leaves definiteness to be understood from context.

So Tým zná cenu could be interpreted as:

• The team knows the price
• A team knows the price

Context tells you which one is intended.

The sentence Tým zná cenu has a very normal, neutral word order:

• subject + verb + object

So it is the most straightforward way to say it.

But Czech word order is more flexible than English. You could also see:

• Cenu tým zná.
• Tým cenu zná.

These alternatives change the emphasis or information focus, not the basic core meaning.

So:

• Tým zná cenu. = neutral
• Cenu tým zná. = emphasis on the price
• Tým cenu zná. = emphasis on the verb or a more marked style

Tým is masculine inanimate.

Yes, that matters in Czech, because gender affects:

• adjective endings
• past tense forms
• pronouns
• some numeral patterns

In this sentence, the gender does not visibly change the verb, because present-tense zná is the same for all third-person singular subjects.

But in other contexts it would matter. For example, in the past tense:

• Tým znal cenu. = The team knew the price.

Here the masculine form znal matches tým.

Yes, possibly.

Grammatically it is completely fine, but in real-life English, The team knows the price may sound a little unusual unless the context is clear.

Depending on context, Czech zná cenu might be understood more naturally as:

• knows the price
• knows the value
• understands the value

So the sentence is good Czech, but the best English interpretation depends on what cena is referring to.