Breakdown of Bez ohledu na cenu potřebujeme osvědčení o registraci vozidla.
Questions & Answers about Bez ohledu na cenu potřebujeme osvědčení o registraci vozidla.
What does bez ohledu na mean, and is it a fixed expression?
Yes. Bez ohledu na is a very common fixed expression meaning regardless of, irrespective of, or literally without regard to.
It is built from:
- bez = without
- ohled = regard, consideration
- na = to / for / regarding, depending on the construction
So bez ohledu na cenu means regardless of the price.
You can use it with many nouns:
- bez ohledu na věk = regardless of age
- bez ohledu na počasí = regardless of the weather
- bez ohledu na okolnosti = regardless of the circumstances
Why is it ohledu and not ohled?
Because the preposition bez always takes the genitive case.
The base noun is ohled. After bez, it changes to ohledu:
- ohled = regard
- bez ohledu = without regard
So this part is just regular case grammar:
- bez + genitive
Other examples:
- bez problému = without a problem
- bez peněz = without money
- bez auta = without a car
Why is it na cenu? What case is cenu?
Cenu is accusative singular of cena.
In the fixed phrase bez ohledu na, the preposition na is followed by the accusative:
- bez ohledu na cenu
- bez ohledu na výsledek
- bez ohledu na okolnosti
So although na can take different cases in other contexts, in this expression you should learn it as a chunk:
bez ohledu na + accusative
What form is potřebujeme?
Potřebujeme is the 1st person plural present tense of potřebovat = to need.
So:
- potřebuji = I need
- potřebuješ = you need
- potřebuje = he/she/it needs
- potřebujeme = we need
In this sentence:
- potřebujeme osvědčení = we need a/the certificate
Although it is present tense, in English it is usually translated simply as we need.
Why is osvědčení the same-looking form here? What case is it?
Here osvědčení is in the accusative singular, because it is the direct object of potřebujeme.
The noun osvědčení is a neuter noun, and many neuter nouns have the same form in:
- nominative singular
- accusative singular
So:
- to je osvědčení = that is a certificate
- potřebujeme osvědčení = we need a certificate
Even though the form looks unchanged, its role in the sentence is different.
What exactly does osvědčení o registraci vozidla mean?
It means something like certificate of vehicle registration or vehicle registration certificate.
The structure is:
- osvědčení = certificate
- o registraci = about / concerning registration
- vozidla = of the vehicle
So Czech expresses this idea more literally as:
- certificate about the registration of the vehicle
In English, we usually make that sound more natural as:
- vehicle registration certificate
Why is it o registraci? What case is registraci?
Here registraci is in the locative singular, because the preposition o in the meaning about / concerning takes the locative.
So:
- o registraci = about registration
The noun is registrace:
- nominative: registrace
- locative: registraci
A useful point: for this noun, the accusative singular and locative singular look the same: registraci. But here it is locative because of o.
Other examples:
Why is it vozidla and not vozidlo?
Because vozidla is genitive singular of vozidlo.
It depends on registraci:
- registrace vozidla = registration of the vehicle
So the relationship is:
- osvědčení about registraci
- registrace of vozidla
This is very common in Czech. English often uses noun stacking, but Czech often uses the genitive:
- dveře domu = the door of the house
- majitel auta = the owner of the car
- registrace vozidla = vehicle registration
Why doesn’t Czech use words like the or a here?
Because Czech has no articles.
So osvědčení can mean:
- a certificate
- the certificate
Which one is intended depends on context.
The same is true for other nouns in the sentence:
- cenu can mean the price
- vozidla can mean the vehicle or a vehicle, depending on context
English speakers often want to know which article is “hidden,” but in Czech that information is usually understood from the situation rather than marked directly.
Is vozidlo the same as auto?
Not exactly.
- auto = car
- vozidlo = vehicle
So vozidlo is broader and more formal. It can refer to a car, truck, motorcycle, or other vehicle depending on context. In official or legal language, Czech often prefers vozidlo.
That is why in a phrase like osvědčení o registraci vozidla, vozidlo sounds natural and official.
Could the word order be different?
Yes, Czech word order is flexible, but different orders change the emphasis.
The original sentence:
This puts bez ohledu na cenu first, so the idea of regardless of the price is highlighted.
You could also say:
- Potřebujeme osvědčení o registraci vozidla bez ohledu na cenu.
That is still understandable, but the focus shifts more toward what we need, and the final phrase sounds a bit more like an added condition or comment.
In Czech, the first position often carries topic or emphasis, so the original order is natural if the speaker wants to stress that price does not matter.
Is this sentence formal, neutral, or casual?
It sounds mostly neutral to somewhat formal, mainly because of the vocabulary:
- osvědčení
- registrace
- vozidla
These are the kinds of words you often see in administrative, legal, or official contexts.
In everyday casual speech, people might use simpler wording depending on what document they mean. But if you are talking about official papers, this phrasing is perfectly natural.
How would a Czech speaker pronounce this sentence approximately?
A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker is:
bez OH-hle-du na TSEH-noo poh-tzheh-BYOO-yeh-meh oss-VYED-cheh-nyee o reh-ghee-STRA-tsi VOH-zih-dla
A few tricky parts:
- ř in potřebujeme is hard for English speakers; it is a special Czech sound.
- c in cenu is pronounced ts
- č in osvědčení is pronounced ch as in church
- š would be sh, though it does not appear here
- stress in Czech is usually on the first syllable of each word
So:
- BEZ ohledu
- NA cenu
- POtřebujeme
- OSvědčení
- O registraci
- VOzidla
Sign up free — start using our AI language tutor
Start learning CzechMaster Czech — from Bez ohledu na cenu potřebujeme osvědčení o registraci vozidla to fluency
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓Infinitely deep — unlimited vocabulary and grammar
- ✓Fast-paced — build complex sentences from the start
- ✓Unforgettable — efficient spaced repetition system
- ✓ AI tutor to answer your grammar questions