Pánev je ještě horká, proto ji nedávej hned do skříně.

Because pánev is a feminine noun in Czech, so the adjective has to agree with it in gender.

• pánev = frying pan / pan
• horká = hot, feminine singular
• horký would be masculine singular

So:

• Pánev je horká. = The pan is hot.

This is a very common feature of Czech: adjectives change form to match the noun.

Ji means it/her and is the accusative singular form of the pronoun referring back to pánev.

Since pánev is feminine, the pronoun must also be feminine:

• pánev → feminine noun
• ji = it/her, feminine accusative

In the sentence:

• nedávej ji = don’t put it

A learner might expect something like an invariable it, as in English, but Czech pronouns change according to gender and case.

Because the preposition do always takes the genitive case when it means into / to the inside of something.

So:

• dictionary form: skříň = cupboard / cabinet / wardrobe
• genitive singular: skříně

That is why the sentence says:

• do skříně = into the cupboard/cabinet

This is a very important pattern:

• do domu = into the house
• do školy = to school / into the school
• do skříně = into the cupboard

Nedávej is the negative imperative of dávat, which is an imperfective verb meaning to put / to give / to place in an ongoing or general sense.

• dávat = imperfective
• nedávej = don’t put / don’t be putting

In everyday Czech, negative commands often use the imperfective verb:

• Nedělej to. = Don’t do that.
• Nechoď tam. = Don’t go there.
• Nedávej ji tam. = Don’t put it there.

A perfective form like nedávej vs. nedej can change the nuance. Here nedávej sounds natural for practical instruction: don’t put it in there yet.

Proto means therefore, so, or that’s why.

The sentence has this structure:

• Pánev je ještě horká = The pan is still hot
• proto ji nedávej hned do skříně = therefore / so don’t put it straight into the cupboard

So proto links cause and result:

• The pan is still hot, therefore don’t put it away yet.

In everyday English, so is often the most natural translation.

Here ještě means still.

• Pánev je ještě horká. = The pan is still hot.

This is one of the most common meanings of ještě. It can also mean yet or even more, depending on context, but here still is the key idea.

Hned means immediately, right away, or straight away.

So:

• hned do skříně = straight into the cupboard / immediately into the cupboard

The sentence is warning against doing that too soon.

Czech word order is more flexible than English word order, but it still reflects what is more central, known, or emphasized.

In this sentence:

• proto introduces the consequence: therefore / so
• ji comes early because short pronouns often appear near the beginning of the clause
• nedávej is the command
• hned modifies the timing: right away
• do skříně tells you where

So the order is very natural Czech.

You could rearrange some parts slightly in other contexts, but ji in particular tends to appear early because Czech unstressed pronouns often occupy an early position in the sentence.

Because Czech usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

• nedávej is the imperative singular, so it means don’t put (you singular)

Adding ty would usually be unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

This is very normal in Czech:

• Pojď sem. = Come here.
• Nesahej na to. = Don’t touch that.
• Nedávej ji do skříně. = Don’t put it in the cupboard.

Yes. Pánev is a feminine noun even though it does not have the very common feminine ending -a.

Czech has several feminine nouns ending in a consonant, for example:

• píseň = song
• dlaň = palm
• skříň = cupboard
• pánev = pan / pelvis, depending on context

So you cannot rely only on the ending; sometimes the gender just has to be learned with the noun.

Skříň is also a feminine noun. Its forms show a feminine declension pattern.

• nominative singular: skříň
• genitive singular: skříně

This is the same kind of pattern as many soft feminine nouns. Since do requires the genitive, you get do skříně.

For learners, it is useful to memorize nouns with gender and sometimes one extra case form, for example:

• ta skříň, do skříně
• ta pánev, pánev je horká

Yes. Pánev can also mean pelvis in anatomy.

But in this sentence, the context makes it clearly mean pan, because of:

• horká = hot
• nedávej ji hned do skříně = don’t put it straight into the cupboard

That is clearly about a kitchen object.

In Czech, negation is usually made by adding ne- directly to the verb.

So:

• dávej = put
• nedávej = don’t put

This is the normal way to make negative imperatives:

• dělej → nedělej
• choď → nechoď
• ber → neber

English uses do not + verb, but Czech usually uses ne- + verb.

Not with exactly the same meaning.

• hned = immediately / right away
• teď = now

So:

• Nedávej ji hned do skříně. = Don’t put it straight into the cupboard.
• Nedávej ji teď do skříně. = Don’t put it in the cupboard now.

The second version is possible, but it shifts the meaning slightly. Hned emphasizes too soon / immediately after, which fits this sentence very well.

It has two parts:

1. Pánev je ještě horká

   • Pánev = the pan
   • je = is
   • ještě = still
   • horká = hot

2. proto ji nedávej hned do skříně

   • proto = therefore / so
   • ji = it
   • nedávej = don’t put
   • hned = right away
   • do skříně = into the cupboard

So the sentence is built as:

• statement of fact + consequence/instruction

That is a very common and useful pattern in Czech.