Chci vyměnit oblečení.

I want to exchange clothing.

Breakdown of Chci vyměnit oblečení.

• chtít: to want
• oblečení: the clothing
• vyměnit: to exchange

Questions & Answers about Chci vyměnit oblečení.

What does chci mean, and what form is it?

Chci means I want.

It is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb chtít (to want).

A few related forms are:

• chci = I want
• chceš = you want
• chce = he/she/it wants

So Chci vyměnit oblečení. literally starts as I want to...

Why is there no já in the sentence?

Czech often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

Because chci already clearly means I want, the pronoun já (I) is usually omitted.

So:

• Chci vyměnit oblečení. = normal, natural
• Já chci vyměnit oblečení. = more emphatic, like I want to change the clothes

English needs I, but Czech usually does not.

What does vyměnit mean here?