How to Say "Dog" in Czech - How To Say Guide

pes

[ˈpɛs]masculine

The English word dog is pes in Czech. Wiktionary also lists fena.

Meaning: animal (noun)

Ways to say it

“dog” in Czech
Czech	IPA	Note
pes	[ˈpɛs] (narrow)	masculine
fena	[ˈfɛna] (narrow)	feminine

The word pes is used to refer to a dog in a general sense.

While pes is the general term for a dog, fena is the specific term used for a female dog.

pes is a masculine noun. The plural form of pes is psi. When the dog is the direct object of a sentence, pes changes to psa.

While pes is the general word for dog, the term fena is sometimes used as a strong insult toward women, similar to the English word 'bitch'.
In Czech, calling someone a pes can be a harsh way of describing them as a traitor or a morally bankrupt person.
Unlike the Slavic 'pes', the word for a female dog, fena, is actually a loanword from an archaic German term.

Čí je to pes?
Whose dog is it?
This sentence is useful for asking about the owner of a pes.
Tatoeba #9327189 by Ergulis, translation #9327192 by Ergulis
To je váš pes.
This is your dog.
This sentence is useful for identifying a pes as belonging to someone.
Tatoeba #4740809 by aldar, translation #461910 by regisb
Ten pes je můj.
The dog is mine.
This sentence is useful for stating that a pes belongs to the speaker.
Tatoeba #4270802 by lipao, translation #493294 by CM
Děkuji za Vaši nabídku, ale bohužel nemůžu přijmout vašeho psa.
Thank you for your offer, but unfortunately, I cannot accept your dog.
Koupila jsem nový obojek pro svého psa.
I bought a new collar for my dog.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “dog” translations and entries pes, fena, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries fena, pes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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