Bez ohledu na škrábanec hledejte korozi na karoserii.

Yes. Bez ohledu na is a very common fixed expression meaning regardless of, irrespective of, or without regard to.

It is built from:

• bez = without
• ohled = regard, consideration
• na = toward / to / for / with respect to

So literally it is something like without regard to.

In this sentence, bez ohledu na škrábanec means regardless of the scratch.

Because the preposition bez always takes the genitive case.

The noun is:

• ohled = regard

After bez, it becomes:

• bez ohledu = without regard

So this is a straightforward case requirement:

• bez + genitive

That is why you see ohledu.

Good question. In the expression bez ohledu na, the preposition na takes the accusative.

The noun škrábanec is a masculine inanimate noun. For many masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• nominative: škrábanec
• accusative: škrábanec

That is why the form does not visibly change, even though it is in the accusative.

Yes, škrábanec means scratch or scrape, especially a visible mark on a surface.

It is a noun. Related forms include:

• škrábat = to scratch
• škrábanec = a scratch

In car-related contexts, škrábanec is a very natural word for a scratch in the paint or surface.

Hledejte is the imperative form of hledat (to look for, to search for).

More specifically, it is the:

• 2nd person plural imperative

That means it can be used for:

• speaking to more than one person
• or speaking politely/formally to one person

So hledejte means:

• look for
• search for

Compare:

• hledej = look for! (singular informal)
• hledejte = look for! (plural or formal)

This is very common in instructions, manuals, inspections, and polite directions.

Because hledat takes a direct object, and the direct object is usually in the accusative case.

The noun is:

• koroze = corrosion

In the accusative singular, it becomes:

• korozi

So:

• hledejte korozi = look for corrosion

This is a common feminine noun pattern:

• nominative: koroze
• accusative: korozi

Here na karoserii means on the bodywork / on the car body.

The preposition na can take different cases depending on meaning:

• na + accusative often expresses movement toward something
• na + locative often expresses location

Here the meaning is location: corrosion is being looked for on the car body.

So:

• karoserie = car body, bodywork
• na karoserii = on the bodywork

That means karoserii is in the locative singular.

Because the two instances of na are doing different jobs.

1. In bez ohledu na škrábanec, na is part of the fixed expression bez ohledu na = regardless of
2. In na karoserii, na is the ordinary preposition meaning on

So even though the same word appears twice, the function is different each time.

It is understandable and grammatically correct, but in real-life Czech, a plural might often sound more natural if the idea is general.

For example:

• Bez ohledu na škrábance hledejte korozi na karoserii. = Regardless of scratches, look for corrosion on the bodywork.

The singular škrábanec can sound like one particular scratch. The plural škrábance sounds more like scratches in general.

So the original sentence is fine, but the preferred choice depends on context.

Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English word order, although not completely free.

The given sentence is natural because it starts with the condition/frame:

• Bez ohledu na škrábanec = regardless of the scratch

and then gives the instruction:

• hledejte korozi na karoserii = look for corrosion on the bodywork

You could rearrange parts for emphasis, for example:

• Korozi hledejte na karoserii.
• Na karoserii hledejte korozi.

These all remain understandable, but the emphasis changes. The original version is a good neutral instructional sentence.

Here are the main dictionary forms:

• bez = without
• ohled = regard, consideration
• na = on / onto / for / with respect to
• škrábanec = scratch
• hledat = to look for
• koroze = corrosion
• karoserie = car body, bodywork

This is useful because several words in the sentence are not in their basic dictionary form:

• ohledu < ohled
• hledejte < hledat
• korozi < koroze
• karoserii < karoserie

Yes, hl- at the beginning can feel awkward for English speakers.

Hledejte is pronounced approximately like:

• HLE-dey-te

A few tips:

• The h is pronounced, not silent.
• Start with hl together, not with an extra vowel before it.
• ej sounds like the ay in say.
• Stress in Czech is usually on the first syllable, so: HLEdejte

English speakers often want to say something like he-ledejte, but Czech does not insert that extra vowel.