Můj bratr má kolo.

My brother has a bike.

Breakdown of Můj bratr má kolo.

• můj: my
• mít: to have
• bratr: the brother
• kolo: the bike

Questions & Answers about Můj bratr má kolo.

What does each word in Můj bratr má kolo. mean literally?

Word by word:

• můj – my (masculine singular form)
• bratr – brother
• má – has (3rd person singular of mít = to have)
• kolo – literally wheel, but very commonly bicycle / bike in everyday speech

So the sentence is literally My brother has a bike.

Why is it můj bratr and not moje bratr?

Czech possessive pronouns change their form according to the gender, number, and case of the noun they describe.

• bratr (brother) is masculine animate, singular, nominative.
• For masculine singular nominative, my is můj.

Some basic forms of my:

• můj – masculine singular (e.g. můj bratr – my brother)
• moje – feminine singular OR neuter plural (e.g. moje sestra – my sister, moje kola – my bikes)
• mé (written) / mý (spoken in some dialects) – alternative forms you’ll see, but start with můj / moje.

So moje bratr is ungrammatical; the noun is masculine, so you must use můj.