Tento text je německý.

Tento means this.

In Czech, ten usually means that or functions like the in some contexts, while tento is the more explicit word for this.

So:

• ten text = that text / sometimes just the text
• tento text = this text

In everyday speech, Czechs also very often say tenhle text for this text, which is a bit more conversational.

Because text is a masculine inanimate singular noun in the nominative case, and tento has to agree with it.

Czech demonstratives change form depending on:

• gender
• number
• case

Here the agreement is:

• tento = masculine singular nominative
• text = masculine singular nominative

So they match.

You usually learn the gender along with each noun.

In this sentence, you can tell text is masculine because both words agreeing with it show masculine forms:

• tento
• německý

Also, many Czech nouns ending in a consonant are masculine, and text fits that common pattern. But that is only a tendency, not a perfect rule, so it is still best to learn nouns with gender.

Yes. Německý is an adjective meaning German.

It agrees with text, so it also appears in the masculine singular nominative form.

Compare:

• německý text = a German text
• německá kniha = a German book
• německé auto = a German car

The ending changes because the adjective must agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case.

Because Czech has no articles like English a and the.

So text can mean:

• a text
• the text

The exact meaning depends on context.

In this sentence, tento already makes it specific, so tento text clearly means this text.

Je is the 3rd person singular form of the verb být, which means to be.

So:

• je = is

The structure is very straightforward:

• Tento text = this text
• je = is
• německý = German

So the whole sentence is literally This text is German.

No, not in a normal present-tense sentence like this.

In Czech, the present tense of to be is usually expressed explicitly:

• Tento text je německý.

Leaving out je here would sound wrong in standard Czech.

Because this is a predicate adjective after the verb to be, just like in English:

• This text is German.

The adjective comes after je because it is part of the predicate, not directly placed before the noun.

Compare:

• německý text = a German text
  
  • here the adjective directly describes the noun inside the noun phrase
• text je německý = the text is German
  
  • here the adjective comes after the verb

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• Tento text je německý = This text is German
• Ten text je německý = That text is German or sometimes The text is German, depending on context

So if you specifically want this, tento is the better choice.

A rough pronunciation is NYEH-mets-kee.

A few helpful points:

• ně is pronounced something like nye
• ck here sounds like tsk in practice, so německý is roughly nyemetsky
• ý is a long ee sound

So an English-friendly approximation is:

• NYEH-met-skee or NYEH-mets-kee

Because in Czech, adjectives of nationality and language are normally not capitalized.

So:

• německý = German
• anglický = English
• český = Czech

This is different from English, where German and English are capitalized.

Usually it means German in a broad adjectival sense, and the exact meaning depends on context.

For text, the most natural interpretation is that the text is in German.

So Tento text je německý will normally be understood as This text is in German or This text is German.

If the noun were something else, the adjective could refer more generally to origin or nationality:

• německé auto = a German car
• německý student = a German student

The normal neutral order is:

• Tento text je německý.

Czech word order is more flexible than English, but changing it usually changes the emphasis.

For example:

• Německý je tento text.
  This sounds marked and emphasizes German
• Je tento text německý?
  This can be a question: Is this text German?

So the original sentence is the most natural neutral statement.