Comments on: Lesson 3 Grammar: Using Numbers http://www.slovakcooking.com/2009/language/using-numbers/ Recipes from Slovakia, food, traditions, and language lessons - Slovak Cooking Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nigel http://www.slovakcooking.com/2009/language/using-numbers/#comment-8211 Nigel Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:46:48 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=1674#comment-8211 Your examples also show another complication; that plurals can change with 5 or more: 'euro' > 'eurá' > 'eur', and 'pes' > 'psy' > 'psov'. Is this common, and why do they? The combinations just keep multiplying!! Your examples also show another complication; that plurals can change with 5 or more:
‘euro’ > ‘eurá’ > ‘eur’, and ‘pes’ > ‘psy’ > ‘psov’.
Is this common, and why do they? The combinations just keep multiplying!!

]]> By: Miro http://www.slovakcooking.com/2009/language/using-numbers/#comment-6719 Miro Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:36:41 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=1674#comment-6719 hockeyman, it's probably typo but Dve/Tri/Štyri autá sú červene. hockeyman, it’s probably typo but Dve/Tri/Štyri autá sú červene.

]]> By: hockeyman001 http://www.slovakcooking.com/2009/language/using-numbers/#comment-6711 hockeyman001 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:32:10 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=1674#comment-6711 Thank you again for all of your help, Lubos. I think I am starting to get it. Perhaps I can post some examples of how I think it goes and you can correct them if I make any mistakes. Male (human): Jeden muž je vysoký - Dvaja/Traja/Štyria muži sú vysokí - Päť mužov je vysokých. Male (inanimate): Jeden pes je čierny - Dva/Tri/Štyri psy sú čierne - Päť psov je čiernych. Female: Jedna žena je krásna - Dve/Tri/Štyri ženy sú krásne - Päť žien je krásnych. Neuter: Jedno auto je červené - Dve/Tri/Štyri autá sú červená - Päť áut je červených. Are these correct? Thank you again for all of your help, Lubos. I think I am starting to get it. Perhaps I can post some examples of how I think it goes and you can correct them if I make any mistakes.

Male (human): Jeden muž je vysoký – Dvaja/Traja/Štyria muži sú vysokí – Päť mužov je vysokých.

Male (inanimate): Jeden pes je čierny – Dva/Tri/Štyri psy sú čierne – Päť psov je čiernych.

Female: Jedna žena je krásna – Dve/Tri/Štyri ženy sú krásne – Päť žien je krásnych.

Neuter: Jedno auto je červené – Dve/Tri/Štyri autá sú červená – Päť áut je červených.

Are these correct?

]]> By: lubos http://www.slovakcooking.com/2009/language/using-numbers/#comment-6622 lubos Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:29:10 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=1674#comment-6622 Good point. I think the different rule applies only to human living creatures. So "dogs" (<i>psy</i>) is still conjugated using the inanimate declension. Good point. I think the different rule applies only to human living creatures. So “dogs” (psy) is still conjugated using the inanimate declension.

]]> By: hockeyman001 http://www.slovakcooking.com/2009/language/using-numbers/#comment-6590 hockeyman001 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:59:40 +0000 http://www.slovakcooking.com/?p=1674#comment-6590 Thank you, Lubos. Very helpful...one question though. Why does one say "Dva psy"? Is it because in plural "pes" becomes inanimate masculine...So inanimate masculine does not get get "dvaja" but "dva" instead? Thank you, Lubos. Very helpful…one question though. Why does one say “Dva psy”? Is it because in plural “pes” becomes inanimate masculine…So inanimate masculine does not get get “dvaja” but “dva” instead?

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