Word
Mám sto korun.
Meaning
I have one hundred crowns.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Mám sto korun.
Why is there no word for I in Mám sto korun.?
Because Czech usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- mám = I have
- the ending -m tells you it is 1st person singular
So Já mám sto korun. is also possible, but já is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.
- Mám sto korun. = neutral: I have a hundred crowns.
- Já mám sto korun. = I have a hundred crowns. (maybe someone else does not)
What does mám mean exactly, and what verb is it from?
Mám is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb mít, which means to have.
A few present-tense forms of mít are:
- mám = I have
- máš = you have
- má = he/she/it has
- máme = we have
- máte = you all / you formal have
- mají = they have
So:
- Mám sto korun. = I have a hundred crowns.
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