Chci si tipnout odpověď.

to want

Breakdown of Chci si tipnout odpověď.

• odpověď: the answer
• tipnout si: to make a guess

Questions & Answers about Chci si tipnout odpověď.

How is this sentence put together grammatically?

Chci is the 1st person singular present of chtít.
si is a short reflexive/dative clitic.
tipnout is an infinitive.
odpověď is the direct object of tipnout.

So the basic pattern is:

chci + infinitive + object

with si included because tipnout si is a very natural Czech expression.

Why is si there?

In this sentence, si is part of the common expression tipnout si, which means something like to take a guess.

It does not usually need to be translated separately into English. Czech often uses si/se in places where English uses nothing at all.

Here, si gives the verb a natural, idiomatic feel. A learner can think of tipnout si as a chunk meaning to have a guess / to make a guess.

Can I leave out si?

Sometimes Czech speakers do omit it in some contexts, but tipnout si is very common and very natural when you mean to make a guess.

So for a learner, the safest choice is:

Chci si tipnout odpověď.

If you say Chci tipnout odpověď, people will probably understand you, but it may sound less idiomatic in many situations.

Why does si come before tipnout instead of after it?