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Grammar reference

Numbers and numerals

číslovky

Numbers change the form that follows them, especially from five upward.

Core rule

What changes

Jeden goes with a singular noun; dva/dve, tri, and štyri use plural-like noun forms.

Päť and higher numbers usually take a genitive plural noun form.

Pattern

Quantity patterns

  • jeden lístok · one ticket
  • dva / dve, tri, štyri + quantity form
  • päť+ + genitive plural

See it in use

Examples

  1. Mám dvadsať rokov. I am twenty years old. Practice this
  2. Stojí to päť eur. It costs five euros. Practice this

Source

Reference

Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV ↗

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