Chci zasáhnout badmintonový míček.

to want

Breakdown of Chci zasáhnout badmintonový míček.

• badmintonový míček: the shuttlecock
• zasáhnout: to hit; make contact with

Questions & Answers about Chci zasáhnout badmintonový míček.

Why is there no separate word for I in this sentence?

Because Czech often drops subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.

• chci already means I want
• so já is not necessary

You can say Já chci zasáhnout badmintonový míček, but that usually adds emphasis, like I want to hit it.

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Is chci an irregular form? What verb does it come from?

Yes. Chci is the 1st person singular form of the verb chtít (to want).

Some present-tense forms of chtít are:

• chci = I want
• chceš = you want
• chce = he/she/it wants

So in this sentence, chci = I want.

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Why is zasáhnout in the infinitive?

After chtít (to want), Czech usually uses an infinitive, just like English:

• Chci jít. = I want to go.
• Chci číst. = I want to read.
• Chci zasáhnout badmintonový míček. = I want to hit the badminton shuttlecock/ball.

So the pattern is:

chci + infinitive

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What exactly does zasáhnout mean here?