Questions & Answers about Chci jet zpátky domů.
Why is it chci and not já chci?
Chci already means I want, so the subject I is built into the verb ending.
Czech often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form. So:
- Chci jet zpátky domů. = I want to go back home.
- Já chci jet zpátky domů. also works, but já adds emphasis, like I want to go back home.
So the version without já is the most neutral and natural.
What exactly does chci mean grammatically?
Chci is the 1st person singular present tense form of chtít (to want).
So:
- chtít = to want
- chci = I want
A learner may notice that chci does not look very similar to chtít. That is just how this verb conjugates; it is somewhat irregular.
A few useful forms:
- chci = I want
- chceš = you want
- chce = he/she/it wants
Why is jet used here instead of jít?