Bedeutung
Expressing physical exhaustion.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Czechs often value 'stěžování si' (complaining) as a social bonding tool. Saying you are tired is a common, non-threatening way to start a conversation. In Czech offices, admitting you are tired after a deadline is seen as a sign of dedication rather than weakness. Czechs love hiking. Being 'unavený' after a 20km walk is considered a 'good' kind of tired. Grandparents often use 'únava' as a reason to avoid loud family gatherings, and it is always respected.
Drop the 'Já'
Native speakers almost never say 'Já jsem unavený'. Just 'Jsem unavený' is much more natural.
Check your ending!
If you are a woman and say 'unavený', people will understand but it sounds very 'foreign'.
Bedeutung
Expressing physical exhaustion.
Drop the 'Já'
Native speakers almost never say 'Já jsem unavený'. Just 'Jsem unavený' is much more natural.
Check your ending!
If you are a woman and say 'unavený', people will understand but it sounds very 'foreign'.
Use 'trochu'
Adding 'trochu' (a bit) makes the statement sound less like a heavy complaint and more like a casual observation.
The 'Pohoda' response
If someone says they are tired, a common sympathetic response is 'Tak si odpočiň' (So have a rest).
Teste dich selbst
A woman wants to say she is tired. Which is correct?
Já ____ unavená.
'Jsem' is the 1st person singular form of 'to be'.
Fill in the correct adjective ending for a man.
Petr říká: 'Jsem unaven_.'
Masculine singular adjectives end in -ý in the nominative case.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You just finished a 10km run.
This is the appropriate response to physical exertion.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Proč jdeš spát tak brzy? B: Protože ____.
Tiredness is the logical reason for going to bed early.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Levels of Tiredness in Czech
Light
- • Trochu unavený
- • Zívám
Standard
- • Jsem unavený
- • Chce se mi spát
Extreme
- • Jsem vyčerpaný
- • Jsem hotový
- • Padám na pusu
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJá ____ unavená.
'Jsem' is the 1st person singular form of 'to be'.
Petr říká: 'Jsem unaven_.'
Masculine singular adjectives end in -ý in the nominative case.
You just finished a 10km run.
This is the appropriate response to physical exertion.
A: Proč jdeš spát tak brzy? B: Protože ____.
Tiredness is the logical reason for going to bed early.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, absolutely. You can say 'Jsem unavený z učení' (I'm tired from studying).
For a mixed group or all men, use 'Jsme unavení'. For all women, use 'Jsme unavené'.
Use 'Jsem moc unavený' or 'Jsem hrozně unavený'.
Yes, if it's true and you've been working hard. It's not considered rude.
'Unavený' is tired; 'vyčerpaný' is totally exhausted/depleted.
Ask 'Jsi unavený?' (informal) or 'Jste unavený?' (formal).
The verb changes to 'Byl jsem', but the adjective 'unavený' stays the same.
No, it's only for living beings. For a 'tired' car, you'd use different words.
Yes, 'Jsem hotovej' is very common slang for 'I'm done/tired'.
You can say 'Jsem z tebe unavený', but it's quite harsh.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Jsem vyčerpaný
specialized formI am exhausted
Chce se mi spát
similarI feel like sleeping
Mám toho plné zuby
idiomI'm fed up
Jsem svěží
contrastI am fresh/energetic
Odpočívám
builds onI am resting
