Word
Moji rodiče milují hudbu a já je miluji také.
Meaning
My parents love music and I love them too.
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Questions & Answers about Moji rodiče milují hudbu a já je miluji také.
Why is moji used to mean "my" instead of something like můj, moje, or mí?
In Czech, the possessive pronoun můj ("my") has different forms that must agree with the noun they're modifying. Moji is the correct nominative plural form used with the masculine animate noun rodiče ("parents"). You could also see mí rodiče in older or more formal usage, but moji rodiče is a perfectly normal and common way to say "my parents" today.
Why do we have hudbu rather than hudba?
Czech uses case endings for grammatical roles, and hudbu is the accusative singular form of hudba. Because it’s the direct object of the verb milují ("they love"), it has to be in the accusative case.
Can I say milujou instead of milují?
Yes. Both milují and milujou are correct for the 3rd-person plural. Milují is more formal or written, while milujou is common in spoken Czech.
Why is je the pronoun used here, and not something like jeho or ho?
Je is the 4th-case (accusative) pronoun meaning "them," referring back to rodiče. The forms jeho ("his") and ho ("him") wouldn’t make sense here because they refer to "he/him," not "them."
Is there a difference between také and taky?
They mean essentially the same thing ("also" or "too"). Také is the more formal option, while taky is slightly more colloquial. In everyday conversation, you can use taky without any issue, but také is always correct as well.