Technická kontrola skončí příští rok.

the year

Breakdown of Technická kontrola skončí příští rok.

• skončit: to end
• příští: next
• technická kontrola: the vehicle inspection

Questions & Answers about Technická kontrola skončí příští rok.

Why is skončí translated as will end even though it looks like a present-tense form?

Because skončit is a perfective verb. In Czech, perfective verbs normally do not have a true present meaning. Their present-tense forms are used to talk about the future.

So:

• skončit = to finish / to end up being finished
• skončí = it will finish / it will end

This is very common in Czech:

• udělá = he/she will do
• napíšu = I will write
• přijde = he/she will come

If you wanted an ongoing or repeated sense, Czech would usually use the imperfective verb instead, for example končit.

What is the difference between skončit and končit?

They are a common aspect pair:

• končit = imperfective: to be ending, to finish in progress, to end repeatedly or generally
• skončit = perfective: to finish, to come to an end as a completed event

In this sentence, skončí fits because the sentence talks about one completed future endpoint: the inspection will end next year.

Compare:

• Technická kontrola končí. = The technical inspection is ending / ends.
• Technická kontrola skončí příští rok. = The technical inspection will end next year.

Why is there no word for will, like in English?