Můj pes miluje hrát v parku.

My dog loves to play in the park.

Breakdown of Můj pes miluje hrát v parku.

• můj: my
• pes: the dog
• v: in
• hrát: to play
• park: the park
• milovat: to love

Questions & Answers about Můj pes miluje hrát v parku.

Why do we say můj instead of moje in Můj pes miluje hrát v parku?

Můj is the masculine singular possessive pronoun in the nominative case, used because pes (dog) is a masculine noun. Moje would be used for feminine or neuter nouns, or for plural forms.

Why do we use miluje hrát instead of something like miluje hraní?

In Czech, it’s quite common to use the verb milovat (to love) followed by another verb in the infinitive (hrát) to express loving to do something. Saying miluje hraní (loves playing) is not incorrect, but it can sound a bit more abstract or nominal.

Could we say Můj pes miluje si hrát v parku?

While hrát si is to play in a reflexive sense (often implying something more playful or self-directed), after miluje, it’s more natural to place the reflexive pronoun si before milovat (e.g., Můj pes si miluje hrát), but that’s an unusual construction. In standard speech, Můj pes miluje hrát is the most straightforward.

Why is it v parku and not v park?

The preposition v (in) requires the locative case here, and park in locative singular becomes parku. Czech nouns often change endings depending on the grammatical case, so park (nominative) → v parku (locative).