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What does správce mean here, and what kind of noun is it?
Správce means administrator, manager, or authority in charge of something, depending on context. In this sentence, it means something like the fee administrator or the authority collecting/administering the fee.
Grammatically, správce is a masculine noun. Its dictionary form is správce. Even though it ends in -e, it is not feminine.
In this sentence, správce is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.
Why is it poplatku and not poplatek?
Because poplatku is in the genitive singular.
The noun správce often takes a dependent noun in the genitive to show what someone manages or administers:
- správce domu = building manager
- správce daně = tax administrator
- správce poplatku = fee administrator
So poplatek becomes poplatku because it means administrator of the fee, not just administrator fee.
Why is the verb má used here?
Má is the 3rd person singular present tense of mít = to have.
Conjugation of mít in the present:
- já mám = I have
- ty máš = you have
- on/ona/ono má = he/she/it has
Since the subject is správce poplatku = the fee administrator, the correct form is má.
What is the difference between všechno and vše?
What does s výjimkou mean exactly?
S výjimkou means with the exception of or simply except for.
It is a fixed expression:
- s = with
- výjimkou = exception (instrumental singular of výjimka)
So:
This is a very common formal phrase in Czech.
Why is výjimkou in that form?
Because after the preposition s in this expression, Czech uses the instrumental case.
The noun is:
- výjimka = exception
Its instrumental singular is:
- výjimkou
So:
- s výjimkou = with the exception
This is worth learning as a chunk, because it appears very often in formal and legal-style Czech.
Why is it identifikačních údajů? What case is that?
It is genitive plural.
The phrase s výjimkou is normally followed by the genitive, so the thing being excluded goes into the genitive:
- s výjimkou něčeho = with the exception of something
Here, the excluded thing is identifikační údaje = identification data/details.
In the sentence, that becomes genitive plural:
So the full phrase means:
- except for identification data
Why are both words in identifikačních údajů changed?
Because adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in case, number, and gender.
The basic form is:
- identifikační údaje = identification data/details
Since údaje changes to genitive plural údajů, the adjective must also change:
So:
- nominative plural: identifikační údaje
- genitive plural: identifikačních údajů
This kind of agreement is a basic feature of Czech grammar.
What exactly is údaj and why is the plural used?
Údaj means piece of information, data item, detail, or entry, depending on context.
Plural:
- údaje = data, details, pieces of information
In official language, identifikační údaje often means things like:
- name
- date of birth
- ID number
- address
- other identifying details
The plural is used because this usually refers to a set of identifying details, not just one single item.
Is identifikačních údajů more like identification data or personal details?
It is most literally identification data/details. In natural English, the best translation depends on context.
Possible translations:
- identification data
- identifying details
- personal identifying information
So a learner should understand that this is formal or bureaucratic language, not casual everyday speech.
What is the basic word order of this sentence?
The basic order is:
Správce poplatku / má / všechno / s výjimkou identifikačních údajů
That is roughly:
subject / verb / object / exception phrase
This is a very normal Czech word order. Czech word order is flexible, but this version sounds neutral and straightforward.
Could the sentence be written in a different word order?
Yes, Czech allows other word orders, but they would change the emphasis.
For example:
This puts more focus on the exception first: Except for identification data, the fee administrator has everything.
The original sentence is the most neutral version.
Why is there no word for the in Czech?
Czech has no articles like English a/an/the.
So:
- správce poplatku can mean a fee administrator or the fee administrator
- the exact meaning depends on context
In many Czech sentences, definiteness is understood from the situation rather than marked with a separate word.
Is this sentence formal, everyday, or legal style?
It sounds formal and somewhat administrative/legal.
Clues:
- správce poplatku
- s výjimkou
- identifikační údaje
These are all expressions you often see in official notices, regulations, forms, or administrative texts rather than in casual conversation.
How would a Czech speaker probably pronounce this sentence?
A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker is:
SPRAHV-tseh POP-lat-koo mah FSHEH-khno s VY-jim-koh ee-den-tee-fee-KAHCH-neekh OO-dah-yoo
A few useful points:
Is všechno the direct object here?
Can I think of s výjimkou as working like kromě?
Yes, very often they are similar.
- s výjimkou = with the exception of
- kromě = except for / besides / apart from
In many contexts, they can express nearly the same idea. But s výjimkou sounds more formal and bureaucratic.
For example:
Both mean roughly He/it has everything except identification data, but the second is more formal.
What is the dictionary form of the important words in this sentence?
Here are the main dictionary forms:
- správce → administrator / manager
- poplatek → fee
- mít → to have
- všechno → everything
- výjimka → exception
- identifikační → identifying / identification-related
- údaj → data item / detail / piece of information
This is useful because several words in the sentence are not in their basic dictionary forms:
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