Máme povolení ke stání.

Máme means we have. It is the 1st person plural present tense form of the irregular verb mít (to have).

So:

• mít = to have
• máme = we have

In Czech, the verb ending usually already shows who the subject is. The ending -me in máme tells you the subject is we, so my is usually omitted.

You would add my only for emphasis or contrast, for example:

• My máme povolení ke stání, oni ne. = We have a parking permit, they don't.

Povolení is a noun, not a verb. It means permission or permit.

It comes from the verb povolit, which means to permit / to allow.

In this sentence, it can be understood as:

• permission
• a permit
• more naturally in context, a parking permit

It is in the accusative singular, because it is the direct object of máme.

You can think of it as:

• Máme co?
• povolení

The form looks the same as the nominative because many neuter nouns ending in -í have the same form in nominative and accusative singular.

The basic preposition is k, but Czech often uses the longer form ke before certain consonants or consonant clusters to make pronunciation easier.

With stání, ke stání sounds more natural and is the standard form.

So:

• k and ke are the same preposition
• ke is just the smoother pronunciation here

In this sentence, the meaning is closer to English for than a literal to.

After k/ke, Czech uses the dative case.

So stání is in the dative singular here.

The important thing to notice is that the form does not visibly change. With this type of noun, several singular case forms are identical, so stání still looks like stání.

Literally, stání means standing. It is a verbal noun related to stát (to stand).

But in traffic and parking language, stání often means standing/parking of a vehicle. That is why povolení ke stání can mean permission to park or a parking permit.

So the literal meaning and the real-life meaning are a little different:

• literal: permission for standing
• natural context meaning: parking permit

Czech does not have articles.

So povolení can mean:

• a permit
• the permit
• just permit/permission

The exact meaning depends on context, not on a separate word like a or the.

Yes, very often it is. In official or administrative language, povolení ke stání is a normal phrase for a parking permit or permit to park.

So even though each word can be translated separately, it is helpful to learn the whole phrase as one unit.

Máme povolení ke stání is the most neutral and natural word order.

Czech word order is flexible, so you can move things around, but that changes the emphasis. For example:

• Máme povolení ke stání. = neutral statement
• Povolení ke stání máme. = emphasizes that we do have one
• Ke stání máme povolení. = emphasizes for parking

For a basic statement, the original sentence is the best model to follow.