"Lidé tady před naším stoletím nežili."

Translation: People did not live here before our century.

[Tibro3]

Who says, "our century"?

[BoneheadBass]

I agree that "our century" sounds odd here. Most native speakers, at least in the US, would probably use "this century", since it's clear that the speaker is referring to the current century. (Well, unless the speaker is a ghost who lived in a previous century and is now chatting telepathically with someone from a different century...)

[Stephen900455]

Do Czechs say "naším stoleti "?

[VladaFu]

No, that say what is in the sentence at the top.

[Christine_nl]

better: there were no people living here ...

[Randonneur3]

I don't agree. Stylistically duller.

[RichardBul911825]

If you replaced “lidé” with “žádní lidé” would that mean something different, have the same meaning, or make no sense at all?

[VladaFu]

It would mean the same, it just makes the statement a bit stronger.

[RichardBul911825]

Thanks a lot for the free help, by the way.