Signification
The act of reading a book.
Contexte culturel
Czechs are among the most avid readers in Europe. Public libraries are found in almost every village, no matter how small. Prague was named a UNESCO City of Literature. The Municipal Library of Prague features a famous 'book tunnel' made of thousands of books. The Charles University in Prague, founded in 1348, has a long tradition of 'číst knihu' as a core part of European scholarship. Despite the rise of Netflix, Czech TV still produces many shows about authors and literary history, keeping the 'book culture' alive.
Use 'si'
Add 'si' (čtu si knihu) to sound more natural and relaxed when talking about reading for fun.
Accusative Alert
Never say 'čtu kniha'. The ending must change to 'u'!
Signification
The act of reading a book.
Use 'si'
Add 'si' (čtu si knihu) to sound more natural and relaxed when talking about reading for fun.
Accusative Alert
Never say 'čtu kniha'. The ending must change to 'u'!
Audiobooks
If you are listening to an audiobook, you say 'poslouchám audioknihu', not 'čtu'.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'číst'.
Já ___ knihu v knihovně.
The first person singular form of 'číst' is 'čtu'.
Choose the correct form of the word 'kniha'.
Petr čte ___.
The verb 'číst' requires the accusative case. For 'kniha', the accusative is 'knihu'.
Match the subject with the correct verb form.
1. My, 2. Ty, 3. Oni
My čteme, Ty čteš, Oni čtou.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Co děláš? B: ___ knihu.
The speaker is talking about themselves, so 'Čtu' is correct.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesJá ___ knihu v knihovně.
The first person singular form of 'číst' is 'čtu'.
Petr čte ___.
The verb 'číst' requires the accusative case. For 'kniha', the accusative is 'knihu'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
My čteme, Ty čteš, Oni čtou.
A: Co děláš? B: ___ knihu.
The speaker is talking about themselves, so 'Čtu' is correct.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsYes, it's one of the most common irregular verbs. The stem changes from 'čís-' to 'čt-'.
Yes, 'číst časopis' is perfectly correct.
'Číst' is the act of reading (process), 'přečíst' means you finished the whole thing (result).
You say 'Rád čtu' or 'Ráda čtu'.
Yes, it is a very common hobby and culturally valued.
It is feminine, which is why it ends in 'u' in the accusative.
Yes, it is very common for digital books.
It means 'bookworm' (literally book-moth).
Ask 'Co čteš?'
The noun 'četba' is more formal than the verb 'číst'.
Expressions liées
listovat knihou
similarto leaf through a book
psát knihu
contrastto write a book
půjčit si knihu
builds onto borrow a book
prodat knihu
specialized formto sell a book
