Můžete si vybrat jakýkoli den.

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Breakdown of Můžete si vybrat jakýkoli den.

• moci: can
• si: oneself
• vybrat: to choose; select

Questions & Answers about Můžete si vybrat jakýkoli den.

What does Můžete mean here?

Můžete means you can or you may.

It is the 2nd person plural form of moci = to be able / can. In Czech, this form is used for:

• you all can
• you can when speaking politely to one person

So this sentence can address either several people or one person formally.

Why does Můžete look so different from the dictionary form moci?

Because moci is an irregular verb.

Its present-tense forms are built from the stem můž-, not from moc-:

• můžu / mohu = I can
• můžeš = you can
• může = he/she/it can
• můžeme = we can
• můžete = you can
• můžou / mohou = they can

So moci → můžete is something you mostly just have to learn as part of the verb’s conjugation.

Why is vybrat in the infinitive and not conjugated?

Because after a modal verb like moci (can), Czech normally uses the infinitive of the main verb.

So:

• Můžete = you can
• vybrat = choose

Together: Můžete vybrat = You can choose

This works just like English can choose.