Vysávám pokoj.

I am vacuuming the room.

Breakdown of Vysávám pokoj.

• pokoj: the room
• vysávat: to vacuum

Questions & Answers about Vysávám pokoj.

What form is vysávám?

Vysávám is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb vysávat. The ending -ám tells you the subject is I, so Czech does not need a separate pronoun here.

Because vysávat is imperfective, vysávám pokoj can mean either I vacuum the room or I am vacuuming the room, depending on context.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Czech usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. In vysávám, the verb ending already shows that the subject is I.

So:

• Vysávám pokoj. = neutral, normal
• Já vysávám pokoj. = I am vacuuming the room, with extra emphasis or contrast

English needs I, but Czech often does not.

Why is there no word for the before pokoj?

Czech does not have articles like a, an, or the. Whether something is definite or indefinite is understood from context.

So pokoj can mean:

• a room
• the room

In this sentence, the intended meaning is understood from the situation, not from an article.