I can review the module: where, where to, and where from; how and with whom; what happened yesterday — without mixing up v and na, or adding som in the 3rd person.
What we review
What we review
There are no new rules here, only what you can already do.
• Where? — v / na / pri + the locative: v meste, na pošte, pri rieke; remember: na Slovensku, na univerzite.
• Where to? — na + the accusative (na poštu) or do (do centra, do školy); where from? — z / zo (z práce, zo školy). tu ↔ sem, doma ↔ domov.
• How do you travel? — the instrumental with no preposition: autobusom, električkou. With whom and where exactly? — s / so, pred, nad, pod, za, medzi + the instrumental; so mnou, s tebou, s nami, s vami.
• What happened? — the l-form + som, si, sme, ste in second position; none in the third person; som before sa.
• The questions are in the table.
The module is over: now you can find your way around town, choose your transportation, and say where you've been.
Module questions
Ktorý changes with gender: ktorý autobus, ktorá električka, ktoré auto.
| Question | In English | Sample answer |
|---|---|---|
| kde? | where? | V parku. |
| kam? | where to? | Na trh. |
| odkiaľ? | where from? | Zo Slovenska. |
| ktorý / ktorá / ktoré? | which? | Ten veľký. |
| s kým? | with whom? | So susedom. |
Cases and prepositions
Learn the forms after do and z as whole phrases.
| Question | Preposition and form | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| kde? | v / vo, na, pri + locative | v škole, na pošte, pri parku |
| kam? | na + accusative | na poštu, na námestie |
| kam? | do + the special form (learn as a set phrase) | do školy, do centra, do parku, do práce |
| odkiaľ? | z / zo + the same form | z práce, zo školy, zo Slovenska |
| no preposition | where? ↔ where to? | tu ↔ sem, doma ↔ domov |
The past tense
Som, si, sme, ste come second in the sentence; the 3rd person has none.
| Who | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ja | -l / -la + som | robil som / robila som |
| ty | -l / -la + si | robil si / robila si |
| on, ona, ono | -l, -la, -lo (no som!) | robil, robila, robilo |
| my | -li + sme | robili sme |
| vy | -li + ste | robili ste |
| oni, ony | -li | robili |
Lesson notes
What we review
There are no new rules here, only what you can already do.
• Where? — v / na / pri + the locative: v meste, na pošte, pri rieke; remember: na Slovensku, na univerzite.
• Where to? — na + the accusative (na poštu) or do (do centra, do školy); where from? — z / zo (z práce, zo školy). tu ↔ sem, doma ↔ domov.
• How do you travel? — the instrumental with no preposition: autobusom, električkou. With whom and where exactly? — s / so, pred, nad, pod, za, medzi + the instrumental; so mnou, s tebou, s nami, s vami.
• What happened? — the l-form + som, si, sme, ste in second position; none in the third person; som before sa.
• The questions are in the table.
The module is over: now you can find your way around town, choose your transportation, and say where you've been.