Můj syn nechce ani sýr, ani máslo, ale moje dcera je má ráda k večeři.

Ani...ani means neither...nor.

So:

• ani sýr, ani máslo = neither cheese nor butter

In Czech, this normally goes with a negative verb, so nechce is exactly what you expect. This is a feature of Czech called negative concord.

So Czech says, literally:

• My son does not want neither cheese nor butter

But in correct English, that becomes:

• My son wants neither cheese nor butter
• or My son doesn’t want either cheese or butter

Using a positive verb here, such as chce ani sýr, ani máslo, would be wrong.

They are the direct objects of nechce, so they are in the accusative case.

But in these two nouns, the accusative looks the same as the nominative:

• sýr = nominative singular and accusative singular
• máslo = nominative singular and accusative singular

That is why no visible ending change appears.

A useful point:

• sýr is masculine inanimate
• máslo is neuter

For both of these, the singular accusative often looks identical to the dictionary form.

Because the possessive pronoun my must agree with the noun it belongs to.

So:

• syn is masculine singular, so you use můj
• dcera is feminine singular, so you use moje

The important thing is that the form changes to match the possessed noun, not the speaker.

So:

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

Yes. Both are possible.

• moje dcera
• má dcera

Both mean my daughter.

In modern everyday Czech, moje is very common and feels natural and neutral. Má is also correct, but it can sound a bit more concise, sometimes slightly more formal or literary depending on context.

So a learner should recognize both.

It is part of the idiom mít rád, which means to like or to be fond of.

So:

• má ráda = she likes

Even though mít by itself means to have, the whole expression mít rád is a fixed expression and should be learned as one unit.

Examples:

• Mám rád čaj. = I like tea.
• Má ráda sýr. = She likes cheese.

So in your sentence, moje dcera je má ráda means my daughter likes them.

Because rád changes to match the gender and number of the subject.

Here the subject is moje dcera, which is feminine singular, so you need:

• ráda

Compare:

• On má rád sýr. = He likes cheese.
• Ona má ráda sýr. = She likes cheese.

And in the plural:

• Oni mají rádi sýr. = They like cheese.
• Ony mají rády sýr. = They like cheese. for an all-feminine group

So ráda agrees with dcera.

No. In this sentence, je is not the verb to be.

Here, je is the short pronoun meaning them.

It refers back to:

• sýr
• máslo

taken together.

So:

• moje dcera je má ráda = my daughter likes them

The actual verb here is má.

Because together they make a plural idea.

You are talking about two things:

• cheese
• butter

So when Czech refers back to both of them together, it uses a plural pronoun:

• je = them

This is just like English:

• cheese and butter ... she likes them

Even though each noun is singular by itself, the pair is plural together.

Because je is a short unstressed pronoun, often called a clitic.

In Czech, clitics usually go very early in the clause, often after the first phrase.

So in:

• ale moje dcera je má ráda k večeři

the first full phrase is moje dcera, and the clitic je comes right after it.

That is why the order is natural.

A learner may expect something more like má je ráda or má ráda je, but Czech strongly prefers the short pronoun in this early position.

So:

• moje dcera je má ráda = natural
• moje dcera má ráda je = unnatural or much less natural

K večeři means for dinner or at dinner time.

The preposition k takes the dative case, so večeře changes to večeři.

So:

• večeře = dinner
• k večeři = for dinner

This pattern is very common with meals:

• k snídani = for breakfast
• k obědu = for lunch
• k večeři = for dinner

So má je ráda k večeři means she likes them as something to eat for dinner.

Yes, and that is an important nuance.

• nechce = doesn’t want
• má ráda = likes

So the two clauses are not perfectly parallel. The sentence contrasts:

• the son’s lack of desire for those foods
• the daughter’s liking of them for dinner

That is perfectly possible in Czech.

If you wanted a more symmetrical sentence about likes and dislikes, you could say:

• Můj syn nemá rád ani sýr, ani máslo, ale moje dcera je má ráda k večeři.

That would mean:

• My son likes neither cheese nor butter, but my daughter likes them for dinner.

So the original sentence is not wrong; it just expresses a slightly different idea.

The word order is somewhat flexible, but the given version is natural and neutral.

Czech can move things around for emphasis, for example:

• Ani sýr, ani máslo můj syn nechce.
• K večeři je moje dcera má ráda.

These mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis changes.

However, one part is less flexible:

• the short pronoun je

Because it is a clitic, it still wants to stay near the beginning of the clause. So while Czech word order is freer than English word order, it is not completely random.