Běžný účet má poplatek.

to have

Breakdown of Běžný účet má poplatek.

• běžný účet: the current account
• poplatek: the fee

Questions & Answers about Běžný účet má poplatek.

What does běžný účet mean exactly?

Běžný účet means current account or checking account, depending on the variety of English.

• běžný = ordinary, regular, standard, current
• účet = account, bill, tab

In banking, běžný účet is the normal everyday bank account used for payments, card purchases, transfers, and so on.

Why does běžný end in -ý here?

Because it is an adjective in the masculine singular nominative form, matching účet.

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

• gender
• number
• case

Since účet is a masculine singular noun and here it is the subject of the sentence, běžný also appears in the matching form: běžný.

What form is má, and what verb does it come from?

Má is the 3rd person singular form of the verb mít, meaning to have.

So:

• já mám = I have
• ty máš = you have
• on/ona/ono má = he/she/it has

In this sentence, běžný účet is singular, so Czech uses má = has.

Why is poplatek in this form?