Hrajeme badminton na badmintonovém kurtu.

to play

Breakdown of Hrajeme badminton na badmintonovém kurtu.

• na: at
• badminton: badminton
• badmintonový kurt: the badminton court

Questions & Answers about Hrajeme badminton na badmintonovém kurtu.

What does hrajeme mean, and what is its basic dictionary form?

Hrajeme is the 1st person plural present tense form of hrát.

So:

• hrát = to play
• hrajeme = we play / we are playing

In Czech, the present tense often covers both:

• We play badminton (habitually)
• We are playing badminton (right now)

The exact meaning usually comes from context.

Why is there no separate word for we in the sentence?

Czech often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

In hrajeme, the ending -eme already tells you it means we.

So:

• Hrajeme badminton. = We play badminton.
• My hrajeme badminton. also means We play badminton, but my adds emphasis, like we in we are the ones playing badminton.

This is very normal in Czech.

Why does badminton stay the same? Shouldn’t it change case?