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nemám

Nemám is a common Czech verb form meaning “I do not have.” It is the first person singular present tense of mít with the negation prefix ne- attached, a standard way to form negation in Czech. The negation prefix ne- is used with finite verbs, and the subject pronoun já is usually implied by the verb form.

Conjugation and usage

In present tense, the negated forms of mít are nemám, nemáš, nemá, nemáme, nemáte, nemají. Nemám is

Grammatical notes

Nemám can attach to nouns (time, money, energy) as well as to adjectives and verbs in phrases

Related forms

Nemám is part of the broader system of negation with ne- in Czech verbs. The related infinitive

See also

Mít (to have); negation in Czech (ne- prefix); nemít.

used
to
express
lack
of
possession,
absence
of
a
quality,
or
lack
of
obligation
in
the
present.
For
example:
Nemám
čas.
(I
don’t
have
time.)
Nemám
rád
ten
film.
(I
don’t
like
that
film.)
Nemám
co
říct.
(I
have
nothing
to
say.)
Nemám
peníze.
(I
don’t
have
any
money.)
that
describe
a
lack
or
absence.
In
phrases
like
nemít
rád/nemít
ráda,
the
negation
is
expressed
with
nemít
for
the
infinitive
sense
and
ráda/rád
for
the
subject’s
attitude
(ráda
for
feminine,
rád
for
masculine).
The
form
primarily
denotes
current
non-possession
or
disinclination
but
can
be
extended
to
express
temporary
states.
nemít
means
“to
not
have”
and
is
used
in
non-finite
clauses
and
subordinate
constructions.
Compound
tenses
and
moods
maintain
negation
with
appropriate
verb
forms,
following
standard
Czech
grammar.