Hrajeme proti druhému týmu.

to play

Breakdown of Hrajeme proti druhému týmu.

• druhý: second; other
• tým: the team
• proti: against; opposite

Questions & Answers about Hrajeme proti druhému týmu.

What does hrajeme mean exactly, and what form is it?

Hrajeme is the 1st person plural present tense form of hrát, meaning to play.

So hrajeme can mean:

• we play
• we are playing

Czech present tense often covers both the simple present and the present continuous, depending on context.

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Why is it proti druhému týmu? What case is that?

After the preposition proti (against), Czech uses the dative case.

That is why:

• druhý becomes druhému
• tým becomes týmu

So:

• proti
  • dative
• proti druhému týmu = against the second team

This is one of the key things to memorize with Czech prepositions: each one typically requires a certain case.

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Why does druhý change to druhému?

Because adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in case, number, and gender.

Here:

• tým is singular
• it is masculine
• it is in the dative
• so druhý must also be in the dative singular masculine/neuter form

That gives:

• druhý tým = the second team
• proti druhému týmu = against the second team

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