Mám dva žetony.

to have

Breakdown of Mám dva žetony.

• dva: two
• žeton: the token

Questions & Answers about Mám dva žetony.

What form of the verb is mám?

Mám is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb mít, which means to have.

So:

• mám = I have
• infinitive: mít = to have

The ending -ám tells you the subject is I, which is why Czech often does not need the pronoun já.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Czech often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

So:

• Mám dva žetony. = I have two tokens.
• Já mám dva žetony. also means I have two tokens, but já adds emphasis or contrast.

A native speaker would usually say Mám dva žetony unless they specifically want to stress I.

Can I also say Já mám dva žetony?