"Vzal si o hodně mladší ženu."

Translation: He married a much younger woman.

[Paul378887]

How is the “o” used in this Czech sentence? And can it be omitted and still be correct?

[VladaFu]

It must be there, it is a comparison. "o hodně"="by much","by a lot".

[judygunson]

How would you say "He was married to a much younger woman"?

[Nemesis_NaR]

"Byl ženatý s mnohem mladší ženou". That's grammatically correct but kind of improbable sentence in Czech. Following formulation of the same fact seems better to me: "Měl mnohem mladší manželku."

[dude_in_sky]

Can we use "Vzal si mnohem mladší ženu" instead? Will be there any difference in meaning in that case?

[VladaFu]

yes, no