No. 137 in Czech
nemá
"Nemá" means "doesn't have" or "has not" in English.
In a sentence
On nemá auto.
He does not have a car.
The word 'nemá' is used here to express possession in a negation, indicating that the subject lacks the item mentioned.
Nemá smysl to dál dělat.
It does not make sense to continue doing this.
Here, 'nemá' is part of an idiomatic expression conveying that something is senseless or lacks meaning.
Nemá kdo pomoct.
There is no one to help.
In this context, 'nemá' is utilized to describe the absence of a person available to perform an action, emphasizing the lack of the subject in conversational Czech.
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