Moje dcera má teplotu a dnes zůstane doma.

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Breakdown of Moje dcera má teplotu a dnes zůstane doma.

• mít: to have
• a: and
• dnes: today

Questions & Answers about Moje dcera má teplotu a dnes zůstane doma.

Why does má teplotu mean has a fever and not just has a temperature?

In Czech, mít teplotu is a common idiomatic way to say to have a fever.

Literally, teplota means temperature, but in everyday speech, if someone má teplotu, it usually means their body temperature is elevated because they are ill.

So:

• Má teplotu. = She has a fever.

If you translated it word for word as has a temperature, that would sound odd in English, even though the Czech expression is perfectly normal.

Why is it moje dcera and not some other form of my?

Moje is the possessive pronoun meaning my.

It agrees with the noun it describes:

• dcera = daughter
• moje dcera = my daughter

Here, dcera is a feminine singular noun in the nominative case, and moje matches it.

You may also hear má dcera, which also means my daughter. Both are correct, but moje dcera is very common and often sounds a bit more natural in everyday speech.

Why is dcera in that form?