Eva je studentka a chce číst novou knihu.

Because Eva is female, Czech uses the feminine noun studentka for female student. The masculine form is student.

This is very common in Czech:

• student = male student
• studentka = female student

So Eva je studentka means Eva is a student, with the feminine form matching Eva.

Je means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of být (to be).

So:

• já jsem = I am
• ty jsi = you are
• on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is

In Eva je studentka, je links the subject and the noun, just like English is in Eva is a student.

Czech has no articles, so it does not use words like a, an, or the.

That means:

• Eva je studentka can mean Eva is a student
• novou knihu can mean a new book or the new book

You understand which one is meant from the context.

This is a very common Czech pattern:

• a conjugated verb = chce (wants)
• an infinitive = číst (to read)

So chce číst literally means wants to read.

This works like English:

• chce spát = wants to sleep
• chce jít = wants to go
• chce číst = wants to read

Only the first verb is conjugated. The second stays in the infinitive.

Číst is the infinitive, meaning to read.

In Czech, infinitives often end in -t, although there are other patterns too. Here, after chce (wants), Czech uses the infinitive:

• chce číst = wants to read

So you are not saying reads, but to read.

Because novou knihu is the accusative singular form. It is the direct object of číst.

The dictionary forms are:

• nová = new
• kniha = book

But after a verb like read, the direct object goes into the accusative:

• nová kniha = a new book / the new book (nominative)
• novou knihu = a new book / the new book (accusative)

So:

• Eva je studentka → studentka is part of the description of Eva
• čte / chce číst novou knihu → novou knihu is what she wants to read

Because adjectives in Czech must agree with the noun they describe.

Here:

• kniha is feminine singular
• as the direct object, it is in the accusative
• the adjective nová must match that

So both words change together:

• nominative feminine singular: nová kniha
• accusative feminine singular: novou knihu

This agreement is a central part of Czech grammar.

No. Kniha is feminine because of its noun class, not because of the ending in this sentence.

The basic form is:

• kniha = book

It is a feminine noun. In the accusative singular, it changes to:

• knihu

So the -u ending here shows the case form, not the gender by itself.

Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English because case endings show grammatical roles.

The neutral order here is:

• Eva je studentka a chce číst novou knihu.

But Czech can change the order for emphasis or style, for example:

• Eva chce číst novou knihu.
• Novou knihu chce číst Eva.

These all still make sense because novou knihu is marked as the object.

That said, the original sentence has the most natural, straightforward word order for a learner.

Yes, Czech often leaves out subject pronouns like she, because the verb form usually gives enough information.

For example:

• Chce číst novou knihu. = She wants to read a new book.

But in your sentence, Eva is stated because the speaker wants to identify who is being talked about.

So Czech often does this:

• Eva chce číst... = Eva wants to read...
• Chce číst... = She wants to read...

Č is pronounced like ch in check.

So číst begins roughly like cheest.

A few useful points:

• č = ch sound as in chair
• í is a long ee sound
• číst is pronounced approximately cheest

Also, the little mark over í shows vowel length, which matters in Czech pronunciation.

A means and.

It connects the two parts:

• Eva je studentka
• chce číst novou knihu

So the full sentence has two linked ideas:

1. Eva is a student.
2. She wants to read a new book.

Because Czech normally does not need subject pronouns unless they are emphasized.

English requires:

• She wants to read

Czech often just says:

• Chce číst

The verb form already shows it is 3rd person singular. In your sentence, Eva is already the subject, so adding ona would usually be unnecessary:

• Eva chce číst novou knihu. = natural
• Eva ona chce číst... = generally unnatural unless there is special emphasis

All three are possible. Chce is the 3rd person singular form, so it can mean:

• he wants
• she wants
• it wants

You know which one is intended from context or from the subject:

• Eva chce = Eva / she wants
• Petr chce = Petr / he wants
• Dítě chce = the child / it wants

So in your sentence, because the subject is Eva, chce means she wants.