Kdo bude táhnout první?

Kdo means who when you are asking about a person.

In Czech, question words usually come at the beginning of the sentence, so Kdo bude táhnout první? is the normal word order for Who will … first?

Because kdo normally takes 3rd person singular agreement in Czech.

So Czech says:

• Kdo bude…? = Who will…?

not

• Kdo budou…?

This is true even if the possible answer could refer to more than one person. Grammatically, kdo behaves as singular in this kind of sentence.

Because táhnout is an imperfective verb.

In Czech, the future of an imperfective verb is formed with:

• budu / budeš / bude / budeme / budete / budou
  • infinitive

So:

• bude táhnout = will be pulling / will pull

This is a very common pattern in Czech.

By contrast, many perfective verbs form the future with a single word. So this sentence is a good example of how Czech aspect affects future tense formation.

The basic meaning of táhnout is to pull or to drag.

But like many Czech verbs, it can also have broader meanings depending on context, such as:

• to move off
• to march
• to draw
• to take a turn or make the next move in some game-related contexts

So even though the learner already knows the intended meaning here, it is useful to remember that táhnout is a flexible verb and does not always refer to literal physical pulling.

In Czech, první is often used in sentences like this to mean first in the sense of as the first one.

So:

• Kdo bude táhnout první?

is natural Czech.

A slightly more explicit version would be:

• Kdo bude táhnout jako první?

That literally means Who will pull/move as the first one? and may feel easier for learners to understand at first.

So první here is completely normal.

Formally, první is an ordinal adjective meaning first.

But in sentences like this, it functions in a way that feels almost adverb-like in English translation:

• Kdo přijde první? = Who will arrive first?
• Kdo bude táhnout první? = Who will go/pull first?

So the best way to think about it is:

• grammatically, it is první
• functionally, it often translates like English first

If you want a version that feels more transparent, jako první makes the structure clearer.

Yes, but the given order is the most neutral one.

• Kdo bude táhnout první? = neutral, natural
• Kdo bude táhnout jako první? = also very natural, slightly more explicit
• Kdo bude první táhnout? = possible, but the emphasis shifts a little

In ordinary questions, kdo normally stays at the beginning.

So if you are learning the basic pattern, Kdo bude táhnout první? is the best version to remember.

Roughly:

• táhnout ≈ TAAH-noht

A few important points:

• á is long
• the stress is on the first syllable
• ou is a diphthong
• Czech h is a real consonant, not silent

So the whole sentence is stressed like this:

• KDO bude TÁHnout PRVní

Czech word stress is usually on the first syllable of each word.

It is basically neutral.

There is nothing especially formal or slangy about:

• Kdo bude táhnout první?

That said, the exact feel of táhnout depends on context. In some situations, a Czech speaker might prefer a more explicit phrasing such as:

• Kdo bude táhnout jako první?

But the original sentence itself is perfectly normal Czech.