Německý ředitel má jiný názor.

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

So:

• německý ředitel = German director
• česká kniha = Czech book
• anglický film = English film

You capitalize them only if they are part of a proper name.

Německý is an adjective meaning German.

It agrees with ředitel in:

• gender: masculine
• number: singular
• case: nominative here

That is why it has the ending -ý.

Because ředitel is a masculine singular noun, and the adjective has to match it.

Compare:

• německý ředitel = a German director (masculine singular)
• německá firma = a German company (feminine singular)
• německé auto = a German car (neuter singular)

Czech adjectives change their endings to match the noun they describe.

Ředitel usually means director, head, or sometimes principal/headmaster, depending on context.

Possible translations include:

• director
• manager
• principal/headmaster (especially in a school context)

So the exact English word depends on the situation.

Czech has no articles. There is no direct equivalent of English a/an or the in ordinary sentences.

So Německý ředitel can mean:

• a German director
• the German director

The intended meaning depends on context.

If Czech speakers want to make something more specific, they may use other words like ten (that/the in some contexts), but there is no regular article system like in English.

Ředitel is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.

The subject is the person or thing doing the action:

• Německý ředitel = the one who has
• má = has

So ředitel is nominative.

Má is the 3rd person singular form of the verb mít, which means to have.

So:

• já mám = I have
• ty máš = you have
• on/ona/ono má = he/she/it has

Because ředitel is singular, the verb must also be singular:

• ředitel má = the director has

Jiný often means different, another, or other, depending on context.

In má jiný názor, the most natural English translation is usually:

• has a different opinion or
• has another opinion/view

So jiný signals that the opinion is not the same as some other one already being discussed.

Because názor is a masculine inanimate singular noun, and jiný has to agree with it.

So:

• jiný názor = a different opinion

The adjective matches the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, názor is the direct object after má, so it is in the accusative. For masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is often the same as the nominative singular, so you still see:

• jiný názor

It is in the accusative singular, because it is the direct object of má.

The sentence structure is:

• Německý ředitel = subject
• má = verb
• jiný názor = direct object

A useful detail: for masculine inanimate nouns like názor, the accusative singular often looks the same as the nominative singular. That is why the form does not visibly change here.

You usually learn the gender together with the noun. Názor is a masculine inanimate noun.

That matters because gender affects:

• adjective endings
• case endings
• sometimes number forms

Here it explains why you get:

• jiný názor

rather than a feminine or neuter form.

Yes, Czech word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral version is:

• Německý ředitel má jiný názor.

But other orders are possible, for example:

• Jiný názor má německý ředitel.
• Německý ředitel jiný názor má. (less neutral, more marked)

Changing the order usually changes emphasis rather than the basic meaning.

The original sentence is the most natural neutral order for a learner to use.

The Czech letter ř is one of the hardest sounds for English speakers. It is a special Czech sound, something like a mix of r and zh.

In ředitel:

• ře- does not sound like an English re
• the ř is a distinct Czech consonant

If you cannot say it perfectly yet, a softer r is often understood, but it is worth practicing because ř is very common in Czech.

In ně, the ě changes the pronunciation of the preceding consonant.

So ně is pronounced roughly like:

• nye

That means německý is approximately:

• NYEH-me-tskee

Very roughly, of course. The ck here sounds like tsk in pronunciation:

• německý ≈ NYEH-mets-kee

Because with masculine inanimate singular nouns, the accusative often looks the same as the nominative.

So:

• nominative: jiný názor
• accusative: jiný názor

This is normal in Czech. In other noun types, the form might change more obviously.

For comparison, with a masculine animate noun, accusative often looks different.

Yes. Ředitel is context-dependent.

Depending on the situation, it could mean:

• director
• manager
• principal/headmaster

So if the context is a school, The German principal has a different opinion could be a perfectly good translation.