No. 919 in Czech
chybět
"Chybět" means "to be missing" or "to lack."
In a sentence
Chybí mi můj pes.
I miss my dog.
Here, 'chybět' is used to express missing (emotionally lacking) someone or something, with the subject inverted with the experiencer in the dative case.
V této knize chybí poslední stránky.
The last pages are missing in this book.
In this case, 'chybět' indicates that something is physically absent or unavailable from a location or item.
Na čtení chybí čas.
There is no time for reading.
Here, 'chybět' is used metaphorically to indicate the lack of a resource or opportunity, specifically time for an activity.
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