No. 844 in Czech
play
The Czech word for "play" is "hrát," meaning to engage in an activity for enjoyment or to perform in a role/game.
In a sentence
Děti si hrají na hřišti.
The children are playing on the playground.
Here, 'hrát' is used in the sense of engaging in recreational activity.
Hraje na kytaru každý večer.
He plays the guitar every evening.
In this sentence, 'hrát' is used to refer to performing on a musical instrument.
Divadlo uvádí novou hru tento týden.
The theater is showing a new play this week.
'Hra' in this context is a noun meaning a theatrical play or drama.
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