Klíč předáme správci.

Because předat is a perfective verb. In Czech, the present-tense forms of a perfective verb usually refer to the future.

So:

• předám = I will hand over
• předáš = you will hand over
• předáme = we will hand over

That is why Klíč předáme správci. is understood as We will hand the key over to the administrator/caretaker.

If you wanted a true present meaning such as we are handing over or we hand over, you would normally use the imperfective verb předávat instead.

It is built into the verb form předáme.

The ending -áme tells you the subject is we. Czech often leaves subject pronouns out when they are clear from the verb.

So:

• já předám = I will hand over
• my předáme = we will hand over

In normal Czech, my is usually omitted unless you want emphasis or contrast.

Klíč is the direct object, so it is in the accusative case.
However, for many masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• nominative: klíč = key
• accusative: klíč = key as a direct object

That is why the form does not visibly change here.

Správci is in the dative singular.

It marks the recipient of the action — the person to whom the key will be handed over.

So the structure is:

• klíč = the thing being handed over
• správci = the person receiving it

A useful rough translation pattern is:

• předat něco někomu = to hand something over to someone

Here:

• něco → klíč
• někomu → správci

The dictionary form is správce.

So:

• správce = administrator / manager / caretaker / custodian, depending on context
• správci = to the administrator / manager / caretaker

In this sentence, správci is the dative singular form.

It depends on context.

Správce is a broad word for someone who manages or is in charge of something. Possible translations include:

• administrator
• manager
• caretaker
• custodian
• building manager
• property manager

So the best English translation depends on the situation. If this is about a building, caretaker or building manager may fit well. If it is about a computer system, administrator may be better.

Czech word order is more flexible than English word order because cases show grammatical roles.

Putting Klíč first gives it special prominence. It can sound like:

• The key, we’ll hand over to the caretaker.
• As for the key, we’ll give it to the administrator.

This often happens when the speaker is introducing or highlighting the key as the topic.

A more neutral order would often be:

• Předáme klíč správci.

Both are grammatical, but the word order changes the emphasis.

Yes. That is also possible.

Czech allows several word orders here, for example:

• Klíč předáme správci.
• Předáme klíč správci.
• Předáme správci klíč.

They all mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis differs.

Very roughly:

• Klíč předáme správci. → emphasis on the key
• Předáme klíč správci. → fairly neutral
• Předáme správci klíč. → can put a bit more focus on správci or on the act itself, depending on context

Word order in Czech is strongly connected to information structure: what is already known, what is new, and what is being emphasized.

Because Czech has no articles like English a and the.

So klíč can mean:

• a key
• the key

and správci can mean:

• to an administrator
• to the administrator

The exact meaning comes from context, not from an article.

In this sentence, English will usually need the key and the administrator/caretaker, but Czech does not mark that explicitly.

Mainly from the cases and from the verb pattern.

With předat, Czech commonly uses:

• accusative for the thing handed over
• dative for the recipient

So here:

• klíč = accusative singular → the thing
• správci = dative singular → the recipient

Even if the word order changes, the cases still show who does what to whom.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• Klíč ≈ kleech
• předáme ≈ przhe-DAA-meh
• správci ≈ SPRAAF-tsee

A few useful notes:

• í is a long ee sound
• á is a long aa sound
• č sounds like ch in check
• c sounds like ts
• ř is the famous Czech sound; learners often approximate it at first with something like rzh

You do not need perfect ř right away to be understood.

The dictionary form is předat.

Its basic meaning is:

• to hand over
• to pass on
• to deliver

The form in the sentence is:

• předáme = we will hand over

So the full sentence is built from:

• klíč = key
• předat → předáme
• správce → správci

Yes. In Czech, accent marks usually indicate vowel length, which matters for pronunciation.

In this sentence:

• Klíč has í = long ee
• předáme has á = long aa
• správci has á = long aa

These are not optional spelling marks; they are part of the correct written form of the words.

Yes, grammatically it is complete, but some details remain open without context.

For example:

• who exactly správce is
• whether English should use administrator, caretaker, manager, or something else
• whether the key is a specific key already known in the conversation

Czech leaves some of this to context, especially because it has no articles and because words like správce can have several English equivalents.