Potřebuji více informací.

I need more information.

Breakdown of Potřebuji více informací.

• potřebovat: to need
• více: more
• informace: the information

Questions & Answers about Potřebuji více informací.

Why is it Potřebuji and not Já potřebuji?

In Czech, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action.

• potřebuji = I need
• the ending -ji shows 1st person singular: I

So Potřebuji více informací is a complete sentence by itself.

You can say Já potřebuji více informací, but adding já usually gives extra emphasis, like:

• I need more information.
• not someone else

In neutral speech, leaving out já is more natural.

What form is potřebuji?

Potřebuji is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb potřebovat, meaning to need.

A few useful forms:

• potřebuji = I need
• potřebuješ = you need
• potřebuje = he/she/it needs
• potřebujeme = we need
• potřebujete = you need / you all need / formal you need
• potřebují = they need

In everyday speech, you may also hear potřebuju instead of potřebuji. Both mean the same thing:

• potřebuji = a bit more standard/written
• potřebuju = very common in speech