Chci zasadit semínko.

Czech often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action.

• chci = I want
• chceš = you want
• chce = he/she/it wants

So Chci zasadit semínko. already clearly means I want to plant a seed.

You can say Já chci zasadit semínko, but já is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Chci is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb chtít = to want.

A few useful forms:

• chci = I want
• chceš = you want
• chce = he/she/it wants
• chceme = we want
• chcete = you want / you all want
• chtějí = they want

So the sentence starts with the finite verb chci, which is very normal in Czech.

Because Czech uses the same basic pattern as English want to do something:

• chci + infinitive

So:

• chci jít = I want to go
• chci spát = I want to sleep
• chci zasadit semínko = I want to plant a seed

After chci, the second verb usually stays in the infinitive.

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

• zasadit = perfective
• sázet = imperfective

In this sentence, zasadit focuses on the action as a single completed act: planting the seed.

That is why Chci zasadit semínko sounds natural if you mean I want to plant the seed / get it planted.

Compare:

• Chci zasadit semínko. = I want to plant a seed.
  (one complete act)
• Chci sázet semínka. = I want to plant seeds / do seed-planting.
  (more process-like, repeated, or general activity)

English learners often find this difficult because English does not mark aspect this way as consistently.

They are an aspect pair:

• sázet = imperfective
• zasadit = perfective

A simple way to think of it:

• sázet describes the process, habit, or repeated activity
• zasadit describes one whole planting event, seen as completed

Examples:

• Každé jaro sázím rajčata. = I plant tomatoes every spring.
  (habit / repeated action)
• Zítra chci zasadit rajče. = Tomorrow I want to plant a tomato plant.
  (one intended completed action)

In your sentence, the speaker wants to carry out one planting action, so zasadit fits well.

Because it is the direct object of zasadit, and in Czech direct objects are often in the accusative case.

Here, though, semínko looks the same in both nominative and accusative.

That happens because semínko is a neuter noun, and many neuter nouns have:

• nominative singular: semínko
• accusative singular: semínko

So even though the case is accusative here, the word does not visibly change.

It is a very common word, but it is technically a diminutive form.

• semeno = seed
• semínko = little seed / seed

In modern everyday Czech, semínko is extremely natural and common, often without a strong little feeling in English. So learners should not always over-translate the diminutive nuance.

Both words exist, but semínko is very ordinary in many contexts.

Yes, grammatically you can. But semínko often sounds more natural in everyday speech when talking about planting a seed.

Very roughly:

• semeno can sound a bit more formal, technical, or biological in some contexts
• semínko is common in ordinary speech

So a Czech speaker would very likely say Chci zasadit semínko, especially in a simple everyday sentence.

Yes, Czech word order is flexible, but the given version is the most neutral and natural.

Neutral order:

• Chci zasadit semínko.

Other orders are possible, but they change emphasis:

• Semínko chci zasadit.
  Emphasis on the seed
• Zasadit semínko chci.
  More marked, often contrastive or stylistic

English relies more heavily on fixed word order. Czech uses word order more for information structure: what is old information, new information, contrast, emphasis, and so on.

Because Czech has no articles.

So semínko can mean:

• a seed
• the seed

The exact meaning depends on context.

That is one of the big differences from English. Czech speakers do not need a separate word like a or the.

Yes, chci is a tricky word for English speakers because of the consonant cluster.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• ch in Czech is like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach
• c is pronounced ts
• i is like ee in see

So chci is roughly kh-tsee, but spoken smoothly and quickly.

Many learners first simplify it too much, but with practice the cluster becomes easier.

A rough guide is:

• se = like se in set, but shorter
• mí = long mee
• nko = nko

So approximately: seh-MEEN-ko

The accent in Czech normally falls on the first syllable, so:

• SE-mín-ko

Even though mí has a long vowel, the word stress still stays on the first syllable.

It is in the accusative singular because it is the object of the verb zasadit.

You can ask:

• Co chci zasadit? = What do I want to plant?
• Semínko.

That answer shows it is the direct object.

As mentioned earlier, the form happens to be the same as the nominative because it is a neuter noun.

Yes. Like many Czech verbs, zasadit can have several related meanings depending on context, such as:

• to plant
• to insert
• to place into something
• sometimes in other expressions, to deal or deliver something, such as a blow

But in Chci zasadit semínko, the meaning is clearly to plant.

This is useful to know because you may later see zasadit in other contexts and wonder why it is not about gardening.

Not usually in the same way.

• sít = to sow
• zasadit = to plant

These are related but not identical.

You would typically use:

• sít semena = to sow seeds
• zasadit semínko = to plant a seed

In practice, the choice depends on the situation. Sít is more about sowing seeds, often in a broader agricultural or gardening sense. Zasadit focuses on placing something into the ground.

So your sentence with zasadit is perfectly natural.