What does X mean?
Functional sentence
Notes
Pattern: Co znamená + [TERM]? Use 3rd person singular present of ‘znamenat’.
Examples
- What does “sustainable” mean?
- What does the word “příležitost” mean?
- Excuse me, what does the phrase “to have bad luck” mean?
What does that/it mean?
Functional sentence
Notes
Use pronoun ‘to’ = it/that. Neutral, common in everyday speech.
Examples
- What does that mean?
- Excuse me, what does that abbreviation mean?
- And what does that symbol mean?
What does it mean that ...?
Functional sentence
Notes
Place a comma before ‘že’. Used for asking about implications.
Examples
- What does it mean that the order is processed?
- What does it mean that the event is canceled?
- What does it mean that it is binding?