How to use the definite article in Slovenian

How to use the definite article in Slovenian

You want to learn how to use the definite article in Slovenian? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Slovenian lessons complete with useful examples. The apple, the house, the book... we'll teach you about the Slovenian definite article in a simple, clear and enjoyable way.

The Slovenian definite article

The definite article is what we call the word 'the' in English. A unique feature of Slovenian is that, unlike English, the definite article comes after the noun. The English definite article 'the' has various forms in Slovenian. Depending on the class of the noun, the various forms are 'a', 'b', 'c' and 'd'.

Examples

riba
the fish
otrok
the child
mesec
the month
hčerka
the daughter
mož
the man
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Step 4 : The definite article in Slovenian

The definite article is what we call the word the in English. The definite article is used with nouns in English (the book, the chair, the door etc.). Using the nouns knjiga, stol and vrata (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn how to use each noun with the definite article. This is easy in Slovenian, because in Slovenian, there is no definite article. So the word knjiga can mean book or the book, the word stol can mean chair or the chair and the word vrata can mean door or the door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the definite article in Slovenian including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the definite article with the Slovenian nouns knjiga, stol and vrata, you're ready to move on to Step 5 (the plural in Slovenian).

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