Slovak cases
Locative
O kom? O čom? · About whom? About what?
The locative is used after selected prepositions for location and for talking about a person or topic.
What it does
Role in a sentence
The locative appears with prepositions such as v, na, and o. It is not used on its own; the preposition helps determine the meaning.
Use it for where something is and for the topic of speech or thought. Learn the preposition and noun as a pair.
Annotated examples
What this shows
- Bývam v meste. I live in the city. v meste expresses a location.
- Hovorím o škole. I am talking about school. o škole marks the topic.
Practice prompts
Try this next
- Collect one location phrase with v or na.
- Find a sentence using o for its topic.
Source
Reference
Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV ↗Full attribution on References.