I can say who I'm going with and show exactly where things are: pred hotelom, pod stolom, medzi poštou a parkom, so mnou.
S kým? Pod stolom: s / so and prepositions of place
S kým? Pod stolom: s / so and prepositions of place
Why: to say who you're going with and show exactly where things are. S kým? means “with whom?” After s comes the instrumental from lesson 3: s Tomášom, s kamarátkou. Before s-, z-, š-, ž- it is so: so Zuzanou, so študentkou, so Slovenkou.
Where exactly? pred (in front of), nad (above), pod (under), za (behind), medzi (between) + the instrumental: pred školou, pod taškou, za domom, medzi školou a parkom. Unlike English, the noun changes after them. Feminine nouns ending in a consonant also take -ou: posteľ → pred posteľou. stôl → pod stolom (ô → o, as in na stole).
Pronouns: so mnou (with me), s tebou (with you, informal), s nami (with us), s vami (with you, formal; you all). jeden: nad jedným oknom, pod jednou lampou.
Here these prepositions answer kde?: Taška je pod stolom. “Where to put it” takes another form, which comes later. In prechádzam sa the long -chá- is not stressed: the stress is on pre-.
Common mistakes:
• דs mnou” → so mnou.
• דs Zuzanou” → so Zuzanou.
• דMačka je pod stôl” → pod stolom.
• דmedzi škola a park” → medzi školou a parkom.
With whom, and where exactly
All these prepositions take the instrumental.
| Preposition | In English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| s / so | with | s kolegom, so Slovenkou |
| pred | in front of | pred školou |
| nad | above, over | nad oknom |
| pod | under | pod taškou |
| za | behind | za domom |
| medzi | between | medzi školou a parkom |
With me, with you
“With him, with her” comes later.
| Who | With whom? |
|---|---|
| ja | so mnou |
| ty | s tebou |
| my | s nami |
| vy | s vami |
Lesson notes
S kým? Pod stolom: s / so and prepositions of place
Why: to say who you're going with and show exactly where things are. S kým? means “with whom?” After s comes the instrumental from lesson 3: s Tomášom, s kamarátkou. Before s-, z-, š-, ž- it is so: so Zuzanou, so študentkou, so Slovenkou.
Where exactly? pred (in front of), nad (above), pod (under), za (behind), medzi (between) + the instrumental: pred školou, pod taškou, za domom, medzi školou a parkom. Unlike English, the noun changes after them. Feminine nouns ending in a consonant also take -ou: posteľ → pred posteľou. stôl → pod stolom (ô → o, as in na stole).
Pronouns: so mnou (with me), s tebou (with you, informal), s nami (with us), s vami (with you, formal; you all). jeden: nad jedným oknom, pod jednou lampou.
Here these prepositions answer kde?: Taška je pod stolom. “Where to put it” takes another form, which comes later. In prechádzam sa the long -chá- is not stressed: the stress is on pre-.
Common mistakes:
• דs mnou” → so mnou.
• דs Zuzanou” → so Zuzanou.
• דMačka je pod stôl” → pod stolom.
• דmedzi škola a park” → medzi školou a parkom.