Dej zahradnické rukavice a lopatku do kůlny.

Dej is the imperative (command form) of dát.

In this sentence, it means something like put or place. So Dej ... do kůlny = Put ... into the shed.

Grammatically:

• dát = to give / to put
• dej = give!/put! when speaking to one person informally

So the speaker is telling one person: Put the gardening gloves and the trowel into the shed.

Czech dát is broader than English give.

It can mean:

• give someone something
  
  • Dej mi to. = Give it to me.
• put/place something somewhere
  
  • Dej to na stůl. = Put it on the table.

In your sentence, the phrase do kůlny (into the shed) shows location/direction, so dej is understood as put/place rather than give.

This is about aspect, which is very important in Czech.

• dej comes from dát = perfective
• dávej comes from dávat = imperfective

Here, dej is used because the speaker wants one completed action:

• Dej to do kůlny. = Put it in the shed.

If you said dávej, it would suggest something more ongoing, repeated, or drawn out, such as:

• keep putting
• be putting
• put repeatedly

For a simple one-time command, dej is the normal choice.

In this sentence, rukavice means gloves (plural).

You can tell it is plural because of the adjective:

• zahradnické rukavice = gardening gloves

If it were singular, the form would be different:

• zahradnickou rukavici = a gardening glove (accusative singular)

So:

• rukavice here = plural object
• singular direct object would not look the same

Because it agrees with rukavice.

Czech adjectives must match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• rukavice = feminine plural
• it is the direct object, so it is in the accusative
• for feminine plural, the accusative form of the adjective is zahradnické

So:

• zahradnické rukavice = gardening gloves

A useful comparison:

• zahradnická rukavice = a gardening glove (nominative singular)
• zahradnickou rukavici = a gardening glove (accusative singular)
• zahradnické rukavice = gardening gloves (accusative plural)

Because lopatku is in the accusative singular.

The basic dictionary form is:

• lopatka = trowel / small shovel / paddle / shoulder blade, depending on context

In this sentence, it is the direct object of dej, so it changes to the accusative:

• lopatka → lopatku

That is very normal for a feminine noun ending in -a:

• kniha → knihu
• taška → tašku
• lopatka → lopatku

Because do usually takes the genitive when it means movement into something.

The dictionary form is:

• kůlna = shed

After do, it becomes:

• do kůlny = into the shed

So:

• kůlna = nominative
• kůlny = genitive singular

This is an important contrast:

• do kůlny = into the shed (movement)
• v kůlně = in the shed (location)

Your sentence uses movement, so do kůlny is correct.

Because Czech often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

The verb dej already tells you the subject is:

• you singular, informal

So Czech normally says:

• Dej to sem. = Put it here.

instead of:

• Ty dej to sem.

You can add ty, but usually only for emphasis, contrast, or emotion.

Yes. Czech word order is quite flexible, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

Your sentence:

• Dej zahradnické rukavice a lopatku do kůlny.

This is a natural command. But you could also say:

• Zahradnické rukavice a lopatku dej do kůlny.
• Do kůlny dej zahradnické rukavice a lopatku.

The main meaning stays the same, but the emphasis changes:

• putting the verb first sounds like a straightforward instruction
• moving do kůlny earlier can emphasize the destination
• moving the objects earlier can emphasize what should be moved

Use dejte when:

• you are speaking to more than one person, or
• you are speaking formally to one person

So:

• dej = informal singular (you, one person, ty)
• dejte = formal singular or plural (vy)

Examples:

• Dej to do kůlny. = Put it in the shed. (to one friend)
• Dejte to do kůlny. = Put it in the shed. (to several people, or politely to one person)

Zahradnické means gardening or gardener’s.

It comes from zahradnický, an adjective related to:

• zahrada = garden
• zahradník = gardener

So:

• zahradnické rukavice = gardening gloves
• literally something like gardener-type gloves or gloves for gardening

In everyday English, gardening gloves is the most natural translation.

The word kůlny is pronounced approximately like KOOL-nee, with a long oo sound.

A few points:

• ů is pronounced like a long u
• kůl- sounds roughly like kool
• -ny sounds like nee

So:

• kůlna ≈ KOOL-na
• kůlny ≈ KOOL-nee

The spelling ů is historical; in normal pronunciation, it is basically a long ú sound.