Toto je dar.

Both toto and to can mean this or it, depending on context.

• to is very common in simple identification sentences:
  • To je dar.
• toto is a fuller, more explicit form meaning something like this here / this one.

So Toto je dar. sounds a bit more pointed or demonstrative than To je dar. It draws attention to the object more clearly.

In everyday speech, To je dar. is often more natural unless you specifically want to emphasize this.

Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb být (to be).

So:

• já jsem = I am
• ty jsi = you are
• on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is

In Toto je dar., je means is.

Czech does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

So dar can mean:

• a gift
• the gift

The exact meaning depends on context.

That is very normal in Czech. Learners often want to insert an article, but Czech simply does not use one.

Dar is in the nominative case.

In a sentence like Toto je dar., both parts are naming or identifying something:

• toto = the thing being pointed out
• dar = what it is

After to je / toto je, Czech often uses the nominative for this kind of basic identification.

Dar is a masculine inanimate noun.

That matters because in Czech, gender affects:

• adjective endings
• pronouns
• past-tense forms
• some numeral forms

For example:

• ten dar = that gift
• malý dar = a small gift

Knowing the noun’s gender is an important part of learning the word.

A simple approximation for an English speaker is:

• Toto ≈ TOH-toh
• je ≈ yeh
• dar ≈ dar with a rolled or tapped r

A few useful notes:

• Czech stress is usually on the first syllable of a word.
• j in Czech is pronounced like English y in yes.
• r is usually trilled or tapped, not the English r.

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

TOH-toh yeh dar

Yes, Czech word order is more flexible than English word order.

The basic neutral order is:

• Toto je dar.

But depending on emphasis, you may also hear:

• Dar je toto. — unusual, strongly marked
• To je dar. — very common

Even though Czech allows flexibility, not every version sounds equally natural in every situation. For a beginner, Toto je dar. and especially To je dar. are the safest patterns.

Dar definitely means gift, but in everyday conversation Czech speakers often use dárek for a physical present.

Compare:

• dar = gift, offering, donation, sometimes a bit more formal or abstract
• dárek = present, gift, very common in daily speech

So:

• Toto je dar. is correct.
• Tohle je dárek. may sound more natural in many everyday situations if you mean a birthday or Christmas present.

Yes. Tohle je dar. is also possible.

Here is the rough difference:

• to = this/it, very common and neutral
• toto = this, more explicit or sometimes slightly formal/bookish
• tohle = this here, common in spoken Czech

So in everyday speech, many speakers would be more likely to say:

• To je dar.
• Tohle je dar.

than Toto je dar.

In this sentence, the demonstrative toto already functions as the subject-like element: this.

Czech also often leaves out personal subject pronouns when the verb form already makes the subject clear. For example:

• Jsem doma. = I am at home.

But in Toto je dar., the sentence is not missing anything. Toto is already doing the job of this.

Toto je dar. is grammatically correct and understandable, but it can sound a bit more explicit or slightly more formal/bookish than the most common everyday version.

In ordinary speech, people often prefer:

• To je dar.
• Tohle je dárek.

So the sentence is not wrong at all—it is just not always the most conversational choice depending on context.