Obchod nabízí levnou dopravu.

Questions & Answers about Obchod nabízí levnou dopravu.

What does obchod mean here?

Here obchod means shop or store.

A useful extra note: obchod can also mean trade or commerce in other contexts, but in this sentence it clearly means a business/shop that offers something to customers.


What form is nabízí?

Nabízí is the 3rd person singular present tense form of nabízet.

So:

  • já nabízím = I offer
  • ty nabízíš = you offer
  • on/ona/ono nabízí = he/she/it offers

Because obchod is a singular subject, Czech uses nabízí = offers.

A helpful nuance: nabízet is the imperfective verb, so it often means offers / is offering / offers as a general service. In a sentence like this, that is exactly what you want.


Why is it levnou dopravu and not levná doprava?

Because levná doprava is the dictionary/basic form: nominative singular, meaning something like cheap transport/delivery as a subject.

In this sentence, though, dopravu is the direct object of nabízí. In Czech, direct objects often go into the accusative case.

So:

  • levná doprava = nominative
  • levnou dopravu = accusative

That is why both words change.


What case is dopravu, and why?

Dopravu is in the accusative singular.

Why? Because it is the thing being offered:

  • The shop offers what?
  • It offers cheap delivery/transport
  • So dopravu is the direct object

In Czech, a feminine noun like doprava usually changes from -a to -u in the accusative singular:

  • doprava → dopravu

Why does the adjective change to levnou?

In Czech, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

  • gender
  • number
  • case

The noun doprava is:

So the adjective levný must match that form:

  • masculine basic form: levný
  • feminine nominative: levná
  • feminine accusative: levnou

That is why you get levnou dopravu.


What gender are the nouns in this sentence?

This matters because Czech grammar depends heavily on gender. Gender affects:

In this sentence, the most visible result is levnou dopravu, where the adjective and noun show feminine accusative endings.


Does doprava mean transport, delivery, or shipping here?

Literally, doprava is a broad word meaning transportation/transport.

But in the context of a shop, it very often means:

  • delivery
  • shipping

So depending on the situation, English might translate the sentence as:

  • The shop offers cheap delivery.
  • The shop offers cheap shipping.

All of those are reasonable context-based translations.


Why is there no word for the or a?

Because Czech has no articles.

English must choose between:

  • a shop
  • the shop

Czech simply says obchod, and the exact meaning depends on context.

So Obchod nabízí levnou dopravu could mean:

  • The shop offers cheap delivery
  • A shop offers cheap delivery

In normal translation, context tells you which sounds best.


Can the word order change?

Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English because case endings show the grammatical roles.

The neutral order here is:

  • Obchod nabízí levnou dopravu.

But you could also say:

  • Levnou dopravu nabízí obchod.

That version puts more emphasis on cheap delivery.

Even though the order changes, the endings still show that obchod is the subject and dopravu is the object.


How is this sentence pronounced?

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide is:

OB-chot na-BEE-zee LEV-noh DO-pra-voo

A few important points:

  • Czech stress is usually on the first syllable of each word.
  • í is a long vowel, like a longer ee sound.
  • ch is not like English ch in chair. It is the rough sound heard in German Bach or Scottish loch.
  • Final consonants are often devoiced in actual pronunciation, so obchod sounds closer to obchot.

So the sentence is written:

Obchod nabízí levnou dopravu.

but pronounced approximately:

OB-chot na-BEE-zee LEV-noh DO-pra-voo

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