Můj syn má v ruce nůž a vidličku, protože už chce jíst.

My son has a knife and fork in his hand because he already wants to eat.

Breakdown of Můj syn má v ruce nůž a vidličku, protože už chce jíst.

• můj: my
• mít: to have
• chtít: to want
• a: and

Questions & Answers about Můj syn má v ruce nůž a vidličku, protože už chce jíst.

Why are there no articles like a or the in this sentence?

Czech does not have articles. Unlike English, it usually does not need separate words for a, an, or the.

So:

• můj syn can mean my son
• nůž can mean a knife or the knife
• vidličku can mean a fork or the fork

Context tells you whether something is definite or indefinite.

Why is it můj syn and not moje syn?

Because syn is a masculine singular noun, and the possessive pronoun has to agree with it.

Here, můj is the masculine singular form of my.

Compare:

• můj syn = my son
• moje dcera = my daughter
• moje dítě = my child

So the form of my changes depending on the gender and number of the noun.

Why is the verb má?