Naše škola je u parku.

• Naše = our
• škola = school
• je = is
• u parku = by the park / near the park

So the sentence structure is very close to English: Our school is near the park.

Because naše has to agree with škola.

In Czech, words like my/your/our change form depending on the noun they describe. The noun škola is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative here, because it is the subject of the sentence

For náš (our), the feminine singular nominative form is naše.

So:

• náš dům = our house (masculine)
• naše škola = our school (feminine)
• naše město = our town (neuter)

Czech does not have articles like a, an, or the.

So park can mean:

• a park
• the park

The exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, English naturally uses the park, but Czech simply says parku after the preposition.

Because the preposition u requires the genitive case.

The base form is:

• park = park

But after u, it changes to the genitive singular:

• u parku = by / near the park

This is a very common thing in Czech: prepositions often force a specific case.

So the important pattern is:

• u + genitive

In this sentence, u means by, near, or next to.

It usually shows that something is located close to something else, not inside it.

So:

• škola je u parku = the school is near the park
• not in the park

This is different from:

• v parku = in the park

You learn it from two things together:

1. u requires the genitive
2. park is a masculine inanimate noun, and its genitive singular is parku

So:

• nominative: park
• genitive: parku

That is why u parku is correct.

In standard Czech, yes. Je is the 3rd person singular of být (to be), and it is needed in this sentence.

So:

• Naše škola je u parku. = correct

Leaving it out would sound non-standard or incomplete in normal Czech.

Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English because the grammar endings carry a lot of information.

The neutral word order here is:

• Naše škola je u parku.

But you could also say:

• U parku je naše škola.

That version puts more focus on u parku (near the park), as if answering Where is our school?

So the meaning stays basically the same, but the emphasis changes.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• Naše ≈ NA-she
• škola ≈ SHKO-la
• je ≈ ye
• u ≈ oo
• parku ≈ PAR-koo

A rough full pronunciation: NA-she SHKO-la ye oo PAR-koo

A few useful notes:

• š sounds like sh
• j sounds like English y
• Czech stress usually falls on the first syllable of each word

This is a very important distinction:

• u parku = near the park / by the park
• v parku = in the park

So:

• Naše škola je u parku. = The school is next to or near the park.
• Naše škola je v parku. = The school is inside the park.

English learners often mix these up, so it is good to remember that u usually means proximity, while v/ve means location inside something.

Because škola is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

The basic dictionary form of the noun is:

• škola

Here it stays nominative because it is the thing being talked about:

• Naše škola = Our school

Only park changes form, because it comes after the preposition u, which requires genitive.

Sometimes yes, depending on context, but near the park / by the park is usually the safest translation.

The Czech preposition u often covers meanings like:

• by
• near
• at someone’s place or location

But with park, English usually prefers near the park or by the park rather than at the park.

No. In naše, the a is short.

Compare:

• náš = long á
• naše = short a

This is just how the forms of the word work. Czech vowel length matters, so it is good to notice the difference.