Ať už pěstujeme ve skleníku, nebo na zahradě, sdílíme nářadí.

It means something like whether ... or ..., no matter whether ... or ..., or be it ... or ....

So:

• Ať už pěstujeme ve skleníku, nebo na zahradě, sdílíme nářadí.
• = Whether we grow things in the greenhouse or in the garden, we share tools.

A few notes:

• ať už sets up an alternative
• nebo means or
• together they create a pattern meaning regardless of which option is true

This is a very useful structure in Czech.

Examples:

• Ať už prší, nebo svítí slunce, jdeme ven. = Whether it rains or the sun shines, we’re going outside.
• Ať už jsi unavený, nebo ne, musíš dokončit práci. = Whether you’re tired or not, you have to finish the work.

Pěstujeme is the 1st person plural present tense of pěstovat, meaning to grow / cultivate.

So:

• pěstuji = I grow
• pěstuješ = you grow
• pěstuje = he/she/it grows
• pěstujeme = we grow
• pěstujete = you (plural/formal) grow
• pěstují = they grow

In this sentence, pěstujeme means we grow / we cultivate.

The sentence does not explicitly say my or we are the kind of people who grow things, but Czech often uses the present tense this way for a general statement.

In Czech, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

Here:

• pěstujeme already means we grow
• sdílíme already means we share

So my is unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

Compare:

• Pěstujeme zeleninu. = We grow vegetables.
• My pěstujeme zeleninu. = We grow vegetables.
  (This sounds more emphatic, as if contrasting with someone else.)

This is very normal in Czech and one of the first things English speakers have to get used to.

Both v and ve mean in, but ve is used when it is easier or more natural to pronounce before certain consonant combinations.

Here:

• skleníku starts with skl-
• Czech often uses ve before awkward consonant clusters
• so ve skleníku sounds smoother than v skleníku

This is mostly a pronunciation and rhythm issue.

Other examples:

• ve škole = in school
• ve městě = in the city
• ve středu = on Wednesday / in the middle

So the choice is not about meaning; it is about natural Czech pronunciation.

Because ve requires the locative case when it means in.

The base form is:

• skleník = greenhouse

After v/ve for location, it changes to the locative:

• ve skleníku = in the greenhouse

So:

• nominative: skleník
• locative: ve skleníku

This is a common pattern with masculine nouns.

Compare:

• dům → v domě = in the house
• park → v parku = in the park
• skleník → ve skleníku = in the greenhouse

Czech uses different prepositions for places in ways that do not always match English.

Here, Czech normally says:

• na zahradě = in/on the garden, but naturally translated as in the garden

Even though English uses in, Czech idiomatically uses na with zahrada.

This is something you often just have to learn as a fixed combination:

• na zahradě = in the garden
• na dvoře = in the yard
• na poli = in the field

By contrast, some places use v/ve:

• v domě = in the house
• ve městě = in the city
• v kuchyni = in the kitchen

So the best way to think about it is: learn nouns together with their usual prepositions.

Because na here also requires the locative case when it indicates location.

The base noun is:

• zahrada = garden

In the locative singular:

• na zahradě = in the garden

So:

• nominative: zahrada
• locative: na zahradě

This is a very common pattern for feminine nouns ending in -a.

Examples:

• škola → ve škole
• ulice → v ulici / na ulici depending on expression
• zahrada → na zahradě

Yes. Sdílíme nářadí means we share tools.

Word by word:

• sdílíme = we share
• nářadí = tools / equipment / implements

A useful nuance:

• nástroj often means a single tool or instrument
• nářadí often refers to tools as a set, especially practical tools like garden tools, workshop tools, etc.

So in this sentence, nářadí is a very natural choice because the context is gardening.

Nářadí is a neuter noun, and in some forms it looks the same in both nominative and accusative singular.

Here it is the direct object of sdílíme, so it is in the accusative:

• sdílíme co? → nářadí

But the form happens to look the same as the dictionary form:

• nominative: nářadí
• accusative: nářadí

That is why it may look unchanged.

English speakers often wonder whether it is plural because it translates as tools, but grammatically in Czech it is often treated as a singular mass/collective noun.

Czech word order is quite flexible, and the first part of the sentence sets up the condition or contrast:

• Ať už pěstujeme ve skleníku, nebo na zahradě, ...
• = Whether we grow in the greenhouse or in the garden, ...

Putting this first helps frame the main point:

• location may differ,
• but the main fact remains the same:
• sdílíme nářadí = we share tools

In English, we often do the same:

• Whether we grow in the greenhouse or in the garden, we share tools.

So the word order is natural and emphasizes the contrast before stating the main clause.

Yes, grammatically you could say ať už ... či ..., but nebo is much more common and more neutral in everyday Czech.

So:

• Ať už pěstujeme ve skleníku, nebo na zahradě...
  sounds natural and standard

• Ať už pěstujeme ve skleníku, či na zahradě...
  is possible, but sounds a bit more formal or literary

For most learners, nebo is the safer everyday choice.

It is present tense in form, but here it expresses a general truth / habitual situation, not just something happening right now.

So:

• pěstujeme = we grow / we cultivate
• sdílíme = we share

In this sentence, the meaning is more like:

• whenever we grow things, whether in the greenhouse or in the garden, we share tools
• or as growers, regardless of where we grow, we share tools

This kind of general present is very common in Czech, just as in English.

The main stress in meaning is usually on the contrast and then on the main statement:

• Ať už pěstujeme ve skleníku, nebo na zahradě, sdílíme nářadí.

Natural discourse emphasis would likely highlight:

• ve skleníku
• na zahradě
• sdílíme nářadí

The idea is:

• place may vary,
• but the result is the same.

You do not need to memorize a special pronunciation rule here, but it helps to hear the sentence as two parts:

1. Ať už pěstujeme ve skleníku, nebo na zahradě
2. sdílíme nářadí

That pause before the main clause is very natural.

Not exactly. Ať už ... nebo ... is best understood here as whether ... or ..., not even if.

• whether ... or ... = two alternatives are being compared
• even if = a concession

So this sentence says:

• the place of growing does not matter,
• greenhouse or garden,
• the same thing is true: we share tools

If you wanted a stronger even if idea, Czech would usually use a different structure, depending on context.

So for this sentence, stick with:

• whether we grow in the greenhouse or in the garden, we share tools