Tento převod je příliš vysoký.

Yes. Tento means this.

A native English speaker may notice that Czech also has ten, and both can often be translated as this or that depending on context. In this sentence, tento převod is a clear, explicit way to say this gear / this transfer / this ratio.

A few useful points:

• tento = this, more explicitly this one here / this particular
• it must agree with the noun it describes
• here it is masculine singular nominative, because převod is masculine singular

So:

• tento převod = this transfer / this gear / this ratio

In everyday speech, people sometimes use tenhle for this in a more conversational way.

Převod is a masculine inanimate noun.

That matters because Czech words that go with the noun must agree with it. In this sentence, both:

• tento
• vysoký

match převod in:

• gender: masculine
• number: singular
• case: nominative

That is why you get:

• tento převod
• vysoký

and not forms like tato, toto, vysoká, or vysoké.

Because adjectives in Czech agree with the noun they describe.

Here, převod is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

That gives vysoký.

Compare:

• ten převod je vysoký — masculine singular
• ta cena je vysoká — feminine singular
• to číslo je vysoké — neuter singular

So vysoký is the correct agreement form for převod.

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

So:

• je = is

The sentence structure is very similar to English:

• Tento převod je příliš vysoký.
• This gear/transfer is too high.

Czech often drops subject pronouns like he, she, or it, because the verb form already gives information. But here the subject is not a pronoun anyway — it is the noun phrase tento převod.

Příliš means too, overly, or excessively.

In this sentence it modifies the adjective vysoký:

• vysoký = high
• příliš vysoký = too high

It is a common word for saying that something exceeds a suitable limit.

Examples:

• příliš drahý = too expensive
• příliš rychlý = too fast
• příliš složitý = too complicated

Yes, in many situations you could say moc vysoký, and it would sound more conversational.

Roughly:

• příliš vysoký = too high, rather neutral or slightly more formal
• moc vysoký = too high, very common in everyday speech

So both are possible, but příliš often sounds a bit more standard or careful.

That is a very common question.

Yes, vysoký can mean tall, but it also means high. The exact translation depends on what noun it describes.

For example:

• vysoký muž = a tall man
• vysoká hora = a high mountain
• vysoká cena = a high price

So in Tento převod je příliš vysoký, the adjective is not about physical height in the sense of a tall person. It means high in whatever technical or contextual sense the noun převod has.

It is in the nominative singular.

That is because převod is the subject of the sentence:

• Tento převod = the thing being talked about

In a simple sentence with to be, Czech often has:

• subject in the nominative
• predicate adjective also in the nominative

So:

• Tento převod — nominative singular
• je příliš vysoký — vysoký agrees with the subject

The given order is the most neutral and natural:

• Tento převod je příliš vysoký.

Czech word order is more flexible than English, but changes usually add emphasis or contrast.

For example, you might move things around in speech for focus, but the standard learner-friendly version is the one you have here.

So as a beginner, it is best to remember:

• subject + je + příliš + adjective

Yes. Převod is one of those nouns whose exact meaning depends a lot on context.

It can refer to things like:

• a transfer
• a transmission / gear ratio
• a conversion
• sometimes other technical kinds of transfer or conversion

So even if the grammar is simple, the exact English translation may vary depending on the situation.

That is why the sentence might sound different in different contexts, even though the Czech stays the same.

These two words contain sounds that English speakers often find tricky.

příliš

Roughly: pree-leesh, but that is only approximate.

převod

Roughly: przhe-vot or przhe-vod, again only approximate.

The hardest part is ř, the famous Czech sound. It is not the same as English r. It is a special Czech sound, something like an r with a zh quality.

Also note:

• í is a long vowel
• š sounds like sh
• č, š, ž, ř are separate letters in Czech, not just spelling combinations

A learner does not need perfect ř immediately, but it is good to recognize it and practice it gradually.

No. In this sentence, the subject is already stated:

• Tento převod

So Czech does not need an extra pronoun.

English often uses pronouns very frequently, but Czech usually does not add them unless there is a reason for emphasis or contrast.

So:

• Tento převod je příliš vysoký. = complete and natural

No extra it is needed.