"Nevím, co si o tobě myslet."

Translation: I do not know what to think about you.

[BoneheadBass]

I was wrong on this one with "I don't know what to think OF you," which would be fine in English. But if that's really not a good translation, what would be the Czech for "I don't know what to think OF you"? (I optimistically reported it...)

[VladaFu]

Both are acceptable, do you see a difference in the meaning in the two English versions? My references do not.

[BoneheadBass]

Nope, in English there would be no difference in meaning, and both versions are used routinely. That's what made me wonder if there would be a difference on the Czech side, when my answer wasn't accepted. Looks like it's good now, though-- thanks! :-)

[imaldastar]

tips and notes please! i got lost on "tobě."
..or can anyone link me to a good reference?

[VladaFu]

You can start at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locative_case#Czech

[imaldastar]

i think finding out that this is the locative case was a great start

[PritelBobka]

What is the difference between "myslet na + accusative" which we learned in previous lessons and "myslet o + locative" which we are learning here? Are these interchangeable in Czech?

[AgnusOinas]

• myslet na +ACC -- to think of/about something/someone, to have something on one's mind
• myslet si ACC o LOC -- to think something about something/someone

They have completely different functions/meanings, so they can never be interchangeable.

• Myslím na tebe. -- I think about you. I'm thinking of you.
• Myslím si to o tobě. -- I think that about you.
• Co si o tom myslíš? -- What do you think about it?

Notice that the latter has a direct object in accusative (the opinion, marked in bold), plus "o + LOC" to say what/whom the opinion concerns.

[PritelBobka]

Thanks for the super clear answer!