na
/[ˈna]/
Czechprep
Definitions
- 1.on, onto (direction, + accusative case)
Dej skleničku na stůl.
Put the glass on the table.
- 2.on (location, + locative case)
Sklenička je na stole.
The glass is on the table.
- 3.to (direction, + accusative case, used only with certain places (do + genitive is more common))
Jdeme na poštu.
We're going to the post office.
- 4.at, in (location, + locative case, used only with certain places (v is more common))
Jsme na poště.
We're at the post office.
- 5.for (purpose, + accusative case)
Ty nůžky nejsou na hraní.
The scissors are not for playing with.
- 6.at (in the direction of, + accusative case)
Nekřič na mě!
Don't yell at me!
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech na, from Proto-Slavic *na.