Naše škola je u parku.

to be

Breakdown of Naše škola je u parku.

• škola: the school
• park: the park
• náš: our

Questions & Answers about Naše škola je u parku.

What does each word in Naše škola je u parku mean?

• 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.

Why is it naše and not náš?

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)

Why is there no word for the in u parku?