Moje babička dnes spí špatně.

Today my grandmother is sleeping badly.

Breakdown of Moje babička dnes spí špatně.

• můj: my
• dnes: today
• spát: to sleep
• babička: the grandmother

Questions & Answers about Moje babička dnes spí špatně.

Why is it moje babička and not můj babička?

In Czech, possessive pronouns agree with the gender of the noun they modify.

• babička is feminine.
• The feminine form of můj (my) is moje (or shorter má).

So:

• moje babička = my grandmother ✔
• můj babička ✘ (wrong, mixing masculine pronoun with feminine noun)

You could also say má babička; it is grammatically correct but sounds a bit more formal, old‑fashioned, or literary in everyday speech.

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Why is there no word for “is” like in “is sleeping”?

Czech normally does not distinguish between “sleep” and “be sleeping” the way English does.

• spí covers both “sleeps” (habitually) and “is sleeping” (right now).

So:

• Moje babička dnes spí špatně.
  can correspond to:
  • “My grandmother is sleeping badly today.” (today, right now / these days)
  • or in some contexts “My grandmother sleeps badly today.”

You only add je (is) when the main verb is a noun or adjective, e.g. Moje babička je unavená. = My grandmother is tired.

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