Learn how to use the verb "to do"
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| Ahoj, já jsem Veronika. Hi everybody! I am Veronika. |
| Welcome to CzechClass101.com’s “Česky za 3 minuty”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Czech. |
| In the last lesson, you learned how to use the verbs jet and jít which mean "to go" in Czech. |
| In this lesson, we will continue our lesson series dedicated to very common Czech verbs. |
| The second verb in our series is dělat, which means "to do." But as in English, you’ll see that the meaning of this verb is quite broad and it can be found in many different situations. |
| So imagine someone asks you Co děláš? |
| That means "What are you doing?" in an informal form. |
| So if you are doing your homework, for example, you will say Dělám domácí úkoly. |
| [slowly] Dělám domácí úkoly. |
| So let’s break down this answer: |
| First we had: |
| Dělám which is "I am doing." |
| It is the 1st person form of the verb dělat, which is "to do" in present indicative tense. |
| Finally we had domácí úkoly which is an adjective with a noun in plural accusative, and together they mean "homework." |
| Note that in Czech, you can use the present indicative to say that you are doing something right now. |
| For example, if someone asks you to come and give him a hand but you are making dinner, you can say Promiň, teď dělám večeři! which means "Sorry, I am making dinner right now!" Here we are using the present indicative. |
| So now, let’s have a broader look at what can you say with this verb dělat in Czech. |
| Basically it is close to the most useful verb in Czech, since you say almost everything with it! |
| It can mean "to prepare" as we saw just before, but it can also stand for "to practice", as in Dělám karate which is "I’m practicing karate." |
| Sometimes, it can also stand for "to work" as in Dělám učetnictví. which is "I’m working in accounting." |
| It can also replace a lot of other verbs, for example dělám pořádek which is "I’m tidying up." |
| This verb can also express the verb "to make" or "to create" in English, as in dělám sochy which is "I make sculptures." |
| Now it’s time for Veronika’s Insights. |
| In Czech, we often say Co budeme dělat dneska večer? which means “What are we going to do tonight?” |
| For example, if you are with some friends at night and you haven't decided your plans yet, you can ask it, it will sound very natural. |
| Co budeme dělat dneska večer? |
| In this lesson, you learned how to use the verb dělat in many different contexts and I’m sure it will help you a lot! |
| Next time you’ll learn another very useful and romantic verb, milovat. |
| Do you know what this Czech verb means? I’m sure you have an idea! |
| I’ll be waiting for you in the next Česky za 3 minuty lesson. |
| Ahoj! |
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