How to say "I know" : Czech lesson #10 using my TLE method

Hi everyone,

today you will master the verb

znát - to know.

My name is Tereza

and I teach Czech.

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The verb "to know"

has three different meanings in Czech.

And one of them is "znát".

So naturally,

some students are confused by it.

Today we will only focus

on the first meaning - "znát".

We will go through different situations

so this verb can really get under your skin.

Here we go for the first dialog.

Kdo je to?

To je Martin.

Martin je můj manažer.

Já znám Martina už dlouho.

Já neznám Martina.

Můj manažer je Petr.

Ty znáš Petra?

Ano, znám Petra krátce.

Petr je dobrý manažer.

Here in the first dialogue,

we exchange information

and we compare whom we know.

Já znám Martina.

I know Martin.

Ty znáš Petra?

You know Peter?

You may notice that

Petr changes to Petra,

and Martin also changes to Martina

This ending is so called an accusative case.