Do misky dávám vodu a krmím štěně.

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Breakdown of Do misky dávám vodu a krmím štěně.

• voda: the water
• do: to
• dávat: to put

Questions & Answers about Do misky dávám vodu a krmím štěně.

Why is misky used instead of miska?

Because do requires the genitive case in Czech.

The basic dictionary form is miska (bowl), but after do it changes to misky:

• miska = bowl
• do misky = into the bowl

So Do misky means into the bowl.

What exactly does do mean here?

Here do means into or to the inside of.

It is used when something moves or is placed inside something:

• do misky = into the bowl
• do domu = into the house
• do tašky = into the bag

So in this sentence, the water is being put into the bowl, not just near it or on it.

Why is vodu used instead of voda?

Because voda is the direct object of dávám, so it has to be in the accusative case.

• voda = water (nominative, dictionary form)
• vodu = water (accusative)

So:

• Dávám vodu = I am putting/giving water

This is a very common pattern in Czech: the thing directly affected by the verb often goes into the accusative.

Why is there no já in the sentence?