Metodu používáme každý den.

Because metodu is the accusative singular form of metoda.

In this sentence, metoda is the direct object of the verb používáme (we use), so it has to go into the accusative case.

• nominative: metoda = method
• accusative: metodu = method as the thing being used

This is a very common pattern in Czech: the object changes form depending on its grammatical role.

Používáme is the 1st person plural present tense form of používat.

So it means:

• we use
• we are using
• in this sentence, most naturally we use

Breakdown:

• infinitive: používat = to use
• present:
  • používám = I use
  • používáš = you use
  • používá = he/she/it uses
  • používáme = we use

The ending -áme tells you the subject is we.

Because Czech often leaves subject pronouns out when they are already clear from the verb ending.

Here, používáme already tells you the subject is we, so my (we) is not necessary.

You could say:

• My používáme metodu každý den.

But that would usually add emphasis, something like:

• We use the method every day.

Without my, the sentence is more neutral and natural.

This is about aspect, which is very important in Czech.

• používat = imperfective → using something regularly, repeatedly, habitually
• použít = perfective → using something once, as a completed act

Since každý den means every day, the sentence describes a repeated action, so používat is the correct choice.

Compare:

• Metodu používáme každý den. = We use the method every day.
• Metodu použijeme zítra. = We will use the method tomorrow.
  (one specific completed use)

Každý den means every day, and here it is an example of an adverbial accusative expression of time.

• den = day
• každý = every / each

So literally it looks like every day, and grammatically it is in the accusative singular.

For den, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular:

• nominative: den
• accusative: den

And každý agrees with it:

• nominative masculine inanimate singular: každý
• accusative masculine inanimate singular: každý

So the form does not change visibly here, but the function is still accusative.

Yes, you could also say Používáme metodu každý den.

Czech word order is much more flexible than English. The sentence can be rearranged depending on what is already known, what is being emphasized, or what sounds most natural in context.

Possible versions:

• Metodu používáme každý den.
• Používáme metodu každý den.
• Každý den používáme metodu.

All of these can be correct.

Very roughly:

• Metodu používáme každý den.
  focuses a bit more on the method
• Používáme metodu každý den.
  is very straightforward and neutral
• Každý den používáme metodu.
  puts time first: Every day, we use the method

So the original sentence is correct, but it is not the only possible order.

You usually know from context, because Czech has no articles like a or the.

So metodu can mean:

• a method
• the method

depending on the situation.

For example:

• if you have already been talking about one specific method, it will probably mean the method
• if you are introducing it more generally, it may mean a method

This is one of the big differences from English.

A helpful approximate pronunciation is:

poo-zhee-VAA-meh

A few useful details:

• ou in po- sounds roughly like o + u blended together
• ž sounds like the s in measure
• á is a long vowel, so vá is held a little longer
• the stress in Czech normally falls on the first syllable:
  • POU-ží-vá-me

And the whole sentence is approximately:

MEH-to-doh POU-zhee-vaa-meh KAZH-dee den

That is only an approximation, but it helps a lot at the beginner stage.

It can mean both, but in most contexts the most natural English translation is every day.

• každý den = every day / each day

In normal usage, every day is usually the best match.

Yes, grammatically you can, but it changes the feel.

• Metodu používáme každý den. = neutral
• My metodu používáme každý den. = we use the method every day

Adding my gives extra emphasis to the subject, often to contrast with someone else.

For example:

• Oni tu metodu nepoužívají, ale my metodu používáme každý den.
  They don’t use that method, but we use the method every day.

So in ordinary neutral speech, Czech usually leaves my out.

Here it most naturally describes a general habit.

That is because of každý den (every day) and the imperfective verb používáme, which together strongly suggest repeated, regular action.

So the sentence means something like:

• We use the method every day
• We regularly use the method every day

It is not mainly about what is happening at this exact moment.