Pole pro podání je u postranní čáry.

to be

Breakdown of Pole pro podání je u postranní čáry.

• u: near
• pole pro podání: the service court
• postranní čára: the sideline

Questions & Answers about Pole pro podání je u postranní čáry.

What does pole mean here?

Here pole means a court area / box / marked section of the playing area, not literally a farm field.

A few useful notes:

• pole is a neuter noun
• in this sentence it is singular
• you can tell it is singular because the verb is je = is

So Pole pro podání is basically the service area / service box.

Why is it pro podání?

Because pro means for, and it takes the accusative case.

So:

• pro = for
• podání = serving / a serve / service depending on context

Together, pro podání means for serving or for the serve.

This is a very normal Czech way to make a phrase like area for X:

• místo pro hosty = place for guests
• čas pro odpočinek = time for rest
• pole pro podání = area for serving

Why doesn’t podání change after pro if pro needs the accusative?