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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

  1. Bývam v meste. I live in the city. v meste expresses a location.
  2. 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 ↗

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