Null-subject Sentences
The subject need not be expressed in the Czech sentence if known from context because the categories of grammatical person and number are expressed by the verb conjugation forms:
- Mám auto. = Já mám auto. – I have (got) a car.
- ((null-S) Have (V) car (O). = I (S) have (V) car (O).)
- Máš auto. = Ty máš auto. – You have (got) a car.
- ((null-S) Have (V) car (O). = You (S) have (V) car (O).)
Personal pronouns as a subject are used seldom in literary styles. They are more frequent in colloquial styles.
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