Máme dost času.

Máme is the 1st person plural present-tense form of the verb mít (to have).

So:

• mít = to have
• mám = I have
• máš = you have
• má = he/she/it has
• máme = we have

In this sentence, Máme dost času., máme means we have.

Because Czech often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The ending of the verb already tells you who the subject is:

• máme clearly means we have

So My máme dost času. is possible, but it usually sounds emphatic, like:

• We have enough time.
  (maybe unlike someone else)

In a neutral sentence, Czech normally just says:

• Máme dost času.

Here, dost means enough, plenty of, or a sufficient amount of.

So:

• Máme dost času. = We have enough time.
• It can also feel like We have plenty of time, depending on context.

A useful thing to know is that dost is common in Czech with nouns:

• dost peněz = enough money
• dost práce = enough work
• dost lidí = enough people

So dost is a very useful word for talking about quantity.

Because after quantity words like dost, Czech often uses the genitive form of the noun.

The basic dictionary form is:

• čas = time

But after dost, it becomes:

• dost času = enough time

This is very common in Czech. Compare:

• hodně času = a lot of time
• málo času = little time
• dost času = enough time

So the important pattern is:

• quantity expression + genitive

Here, času is the genitive singular of čas.

It is singular.

Even though English says enough time and time is an uncountable noun, Czech treats it similarly here:

• čas = singular noun
• času = genitive singular

So dost času literally uses the singular form of time, not a plural form.

Yes, absolutely.

• Máme čas. = We have time.
• Máme dost času. = We have enough time / plenty of time.

The version with dost is stronger because it emphasizes that the amount of time is sufficient.

So:

• Máme čas. = we are not too rushed
• Máme dost času. = we have enough time, no problem

No, Czech word order is fairly flexible, but Máme dost času. is the most neutral and natural version.

Other word orders are possible, but they change the emphasis:

• Máme dost času. = neutral
• Dost času máme. = emphasizes enough time
• Času máme dost. = also emphasizes the amount of time

A learner should usually use:

• Máme dost času.

That is the safest, most natural choice in ordinary conversation.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• Máme ≈ MAA-meh
• dost ≈ dost
• času ≈ CHA-su

A more careful approximate pronunciation is:

• [MAA-meh dost CHA-soo]

Useful pronunciation notes:

• á is a long vowel
• č sounds like ch in church
• Czech stress is usually on the first syllable of each word:
  • MÁ-me
  • DOST
  • ČA-su

No. Czech does not use articles like a, an, and the.

So čas can mean:

• time
• the time

depending on context.

In Máme dost času., English naturally says We have enough time, but Czech does not need any article at all.

Yes. Depending on context, dost can sometimes feel like:

• enough
• quite a lot
• plenty of

So Máme dost času. can mean:

• We have enough time
• We’ve got plenty of time

The exact nuance depends on the situation and tone of voice.

But for learning purposes, enough is the best basic translation here.

You simply negate the verb:

• Máme dost času. = We have enough time.
• Nemáme dost času. = We do not have enough time.

This is a very useful pattern:

• máme = we have
• nemáme = we do not have

So:

• Nemáme dost času. = We don’t have enough time.