Podávající strana má krátké podání.

The serving side has a short serve.

Breakdown of Podávající strana má krátké podání.

• mít: to have
• podávající strana: the serving side
• krátké podání: the short serve

Questions & Answers about Podávající strana má krátké podání.

Why is there no word for the or a in this sentence?

Czech normally does not use articles. So Podávající strana má krátké podání could mean the filing party has a short submission or a filing party has a short submission, depending on context.

Czech usually shows definiteness through:

• context
• word order
• stress/emphasis
• sometimes pronouns like ten if needed

So learners have to get used to Czech leaving this unstated.

What exactly is podávající?

Podávající means submitting / filing / the one who is submitting.

Grammatically, it is a present active participle used like an adjective. It comes from the verb podávat = to submit, to file.

So:

• podávající strana = the party that is filing/submitting

In English, we often translate this with a relative clause:

• the party that is submitting or with an adjective-like form:
• the submitting party
• the filing party

Why is it podávající and not podající?