Je tu hodně prostoru.

to be

Breakdown of Je tu hodně prostoru.

• tu: here
• hodně: a lot
• prostor: the space

Questions & Answers about Je tu hodně prostoru.

Why is there no explicit subject in Je tu hodně prostoru?

Czech does not need a dummy subject like English there in There is a lot of space here.

So the sentence is built more like:

• Je = is
• tu = here
• hodně prostoru = a lot of space

Literally, it is something like Is here a lot of space, which is normal in Czech. The idea of English there is is expressed just by the verb plus the rest of the sentence.

What does tu mean here, and how is it different from tady or zde?

Tu means here.

It is very close in meaning to:

• tady = here
• zde = here, but more formal or written

In everyday Czech, tu and tady are both common. In this sentence, you could also say:

• Je tady hodně prostoru.
• Je zde hodně prostoru.

All are correct, but zde sounds more formal.

Why is it prostoru and not prostor?