Znáš nějakou píseň?

to know

Breakdown of Znáš nějakou píseň?

• píseň: the song
• nějaký: some; any

Questions & Answers about Znáš nějakou píseň?

What does znáš mean here, and what form is it?

Znáš is the 2nd person singular present form of the verb znát (to know / be familiar with).

So znáš means you know when speaking to one person informally.

• já znám = I know
• ty znáš = you know
• on/ona zná = he/she knows

In this sentence, it is asking one person: Do you know ... ?

Why is there no separate word for do in the question?

Czech does not usually need an auxiliary like do/does to make a question.

English:

• Do you know any song?

Czech:

• Znáš nějakou píseň?

A statement and a question can have the same word order in Czech, and the question meaning is usually shown by:

• intonation in speech
• a question mark in writing
• sometimes context

So Znáš nějakou píseň. would be a statement, while Znáš nějakou píseň? is a question.

Why is it nějakou and not nějaká or nějaký?