Chci nastavit monitor.

In Czech, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows the person.

• chci = I want
• The ending -i tells you it is 1st person singular

So Chci nastavit monitor. naturally means I want to set/adjust the monitor.

You can say Já chci nastavit monitor, but adding já usually gives extra emphasis, like I want to set the monitor.

chci is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb chtít = to want.

A few useful forms:

• chci = I want
• chceš = you want
• chce = he/she/it wants
• chceme = we want
• chcete = you (plural/formal) want
• chtějí / chcou = they want

So the sentence starts with Chci... = I want...

After chtít (to want), Czech commonly uses another verb in the infinitive, just like English:

• Chci jít. = I want to go.
• Chci spát. = I want to sleep.
• Chci nastavit monitor. = I want to set/adjust the monitor.

So the pattern is:

chtít + infinitive

nastavit usually means to set, to adjust, to configure, or to set up, depending on context.

With monitor, it often suggests things like:

• adjusting the screen position
• setting brightness or contrast
• configuring the monitor
• setting it up properly

So although the English translation may be given simply as I want to set/adjust the monitor, the exact nuance depends on context.

This is a question of aspect, which is very important in Czech.

• nastavit = perfective
• nastavovat = imperfective

Here, nastavit presents the action as a single completed result: getting the monitor set properly.

So:

• Chci nastavit monitor. = I want to set/adjust the monitor (bring it to the desired state).
• Chci nastavovat monitor. would sound more like I want to be in the process of adjusting it, or to do that activity repeatedly, which is less natural in this context.

In many everyday situations, Czech prefers the perfective infinitive after chci when you mean I want to get this done.

monitor is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb nastavit.

You are setting what?
→ monitor

For a masculine inanimate noun like monitor, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular:

• nominative: monitor
• accusative: monitor

So even though the form does not change, its role in the sentence is accusative.

Because monitor is a masculine inanimate noun, and in the singular, its accusative often looks exactly like the nominative.

That means:

• monitor = the monitor (subject form)
• monitor = the monitor (object form)

Compare that with a masculine animate noun, where accusative often changes:

• student (nominative)
• studenta (accusative)

But with monitor, there is no visible change in this sentence.

No, Czech word order is more flexible than English, but the neutral order here is very natural:

• Chci nastavit monitor.

Other orders are possible, for example:

• Monitor chci nastavit. = It is the monitor that I want to set.
• Chci monitor nastavit. = also possible, slightly different rhythm/focus

All of these can be grammatical, but the basic, neutral version is the one you have.

Yes, you can, and it changes the nuance slightly.

• Chci nastavit monitor. = I want to set/adjust the monitor.
• Chci si nastavit monitor. = I want to set/adjust the monitor for myself / to my liking

The small word si often adds a personal, self-benefiting nuance. In everyday speech, this can sound very natural when you mean you want to arrange it the way you want.

chci can be tricky for English speakers.

A rough guide:

• ch in Czech is like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach, not like English ch in chair
• The cluster chc is pronounced together, though many learners find it difficult at first
• i is like a short ee sound

A rough approximation is something like kh-tsi, but not exactly. The real Czech pronunciation is smoother and more compact.

Yes. monitor is a normal Czech noun, borrowed from international vocabulary, and it is commonly used for a computer monitor or display.

It behaves like a regular Czech masculine inanimate noun, so it declines according to Czech grammar even though it looks very similar to the English word.

Yes. Without more context, nastavit monitor can cover several related ideas:

• set up the monitor
• adjust the monitor
• configure the monitor
• set the monitor correctly

Czech often uses one verb where English might choose different verbs depending on the situation. The surrounding context tells you which meaning is intended.