Zítra půjdu do parku se svým psem.

Tomorrow I will go to the park with my dog.

Breakdown of Zítra půjdu do parku se svým psem.

• já: I
• pes: the dog
• s: with
• jít: to go
• do: to
• park: the park
• svůj: my

Questions & Answers about Zítra půjdu do parku se svým psem.

Why is the word Zítra placed at the beginning of the sentence?

Czech word order is relatively flexible compared to English, so Zítra (tomorrow) can appear at the beginning to emphasize the time when something will happen. You could also say Půjdu zítra do parku se svým psem, but leading with Zítra stresses that tomorrow is the most important piece of information.

Why do we say půjdu instead of jdu?

In Czech, jdu is the present-tense form of "go (on foot)" and typically means you are already in the process of going. Půjdu is the future-tense form, suggesting you will go at some point in the future. Since we are talking about tomorrow, using půjdu is appropriate.

What does do parku mean, and which grammatical case is being used?

Do parku translates to "to the park." Here, park is in the genitive case (parku instead of park), because the preposition do ("into," "to") in Czech typically takes the genitive form.

Why is svým used instead of můj or mým?

Svým is the reflexive possessive pronoun meaning "my own" (referring back to the subject of the sentence). In Czech, when the possession refers to the same person as the subject, svůj (and its forms like svým, depending on case and gender) is preferred instead of můj (my). Since I am the subject and it’s my dog, the language naturally uses svým.

Why does pes become psem in this sentence?

When we say se svým psem ("with my dog"), the word pes ("dog") appears in the instrumental case, because the preposition s ("with") needs the instrumental form in Czech. The ending -em shows that dog is used in the instrumental case.