nemä

Nemá is a word found in Czech and Slovak that functions as the third-person singular present tense form of the verb mít (to have) with the negation prefix ne-. It translates roughly as "does not have" or "has not" and is used to indicate lack of possession or absence of a quality in the present tense.

In usage, nemá appears in sentences such as "On nemá auto" (He does not have a car) or "Ona nemá čas" (She does not have time). It is part of the broader present-tense paradigm of mít, where the affirmative form má means "has." The corresponding negative forms in the same person are nemám (I do not have), nemáš (you do not have), nemá (he/she/it does not have), nemáme (we do not have), nemáte (you do not have), and nemají (they do not have).

Etymologically, nemá derives from the verb mít with the prefixed negation ne-, a common pattern in Czech and Slovak to form negative present-tense statements. The prefix ne- attaches without changing the root meaning of mít, and the stress typically remains on the first syllable.

Across both languages, nemá is widely used in everyday speech to express possession, attributes, or states that are lacking in the present moment. In addition to straightforward negation of possession, idiomatic uses include phrases such as "nemá cenu" (it is not worth it) or "nemá smysl" (it does not make sense), illustrating its versatility in expressing lack or absence.