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Well, I peeked into the neighboring Parmesan vegetable garden, and really, why not talk about the language that you will have to learn?
Slovenschina (Slovenščina), that is, Slovenian speech, a language like Russian, comes from the group Slavic languages, therefore, a person, even with limited learning abilities, will begin to speak and understand after 16-20 hours of individual lessons with a teacher. An hour of private lessons with a Slovenian teacher costs approximately 15 euros per hour, if the tutor works unofficially. For commercial courses, an individual hour will cost 30-35 euros.
So, the language is very easy for a Russian speaker to learn: the most difficult thing about it for foreigners is the cases. But for the Russians this is not a problem, since there are also 6 of them and they absolutely coincide with ours. The second difficulty is modal verb“biti”, an analogue of the English to be, the principle of operation of which we are also very familiar with.
I remember the first lessons, the phrase “jaz sem tsar” could not leave my head, since in modern Slovenian it sounds “jaz sem tsar” (jaz sem car), where sem is one of the forms of the verb biti (“to be”, yeah? ).
A single Slavic root appears in the dictionary.
For example, a father is an eye (oče), a child is a youth (otrok), a dog is a dog (pes), and even the eyelash, which has a trepalnica, understands where the legs grow from.
Of course, such associative and direct matches are far from the basis of language. For example, a garden is vrt, and in grammar, in addition to singular and plural numbers, it seems that the only thing in the world is a double number with its own forms and endings.
To integrate emigrants, Slovenia has organized free language courses for foreigners, which you can attend if it is documented that you are/will live here. For example, 60 hours can be obtained with a valid residence permit status for a period of at least 1 year, and an additional 120 hours or 180 hours can be obtained with a valid residence permit status for a period of at least 2 years. At the courses we often meet seemingly fluent “locals” - these are emigrated Bosnians and Serbs. Having lived in Slovenia for 10 years, they apply for citizenship, but having learned the language “by ear”, they speak cheerfully, but with a huge amount mistakes, and ultimately fail the mandatory language proficiency exam.
As for children, the adaptation period is, in principle, easy for them, although there will be a couple of unpleasant periods with tears (a la delusions of grandeur “Mom, everyone is discussing me, laughing at me, taking advantage of the fact that I don’t understand!”). Don't forget that the transition to new school stress is no less than an unfamiliar language environment, so divide everything by two.
After about six months, the children are calmly chatting, learning, and soon you will be asking them to translate this or that. This is a merit not only of immersion in the environment; the teacher additionally teaches Slovenian language to the child for an hour or two a week. There is a practice that for children whose language adaptation is more difficult, Russian-speaking volunteers are invited who can work with the child in both languages. The only thing I can advise, if you have doubts and think - I’ll raise my child, even if he goes to a Russian school for at least three years, it’s in vain. The younger the language environment in which you immerse your child, the easier ways communication, games, emotions, complexes tend to zero. When active games are more important than intellectual communication, when children are open, the vocabulary is simpler - the baby’s adaptation will be much easier, and not only in terms of language.
My eldest daughter started going to kindergarten at 2.8 with her peers. A late-speaking child, she chatted only so-so in Russian. Now, 8 months later, she automatically switches between two languages without confusing words, sometimes replacing them if she doesn’t know exactly. She doesn't quote Hamlet in Slovenian because we generally prefer other bedtime stories and she doesn't speak it fluently, her lexicon very limited. But he is limited only because that is what he is in younger group kindergarten. With the language development of her classmates, my Dasha will automatically raise her level to meet the language needs of her age.
If you have a little patience, my readers, then in the next article I will give incidental intersections of Slovenian and Russian (mind you, no comments a la “bayan!”), I will give a list teaching aids, recommended by tutors for language learning and useful, golden links to the grammatical mines of the Slovenian language.
lahko noč everyone ( Good night)! Adijo! (Bye).
To learn or not to learn Slovenian, of course, is a purely personal matter. As well as whether or not to consider it disrespectful to the population of the country in which you plan to live long-term, your ignorance national language. In general, if you are not annoyed by the lack of English proficiency of junior medical staff, auto mechanics and your neighbor downstairs, and you are not interested in what the people next to you in cafes, shops or a gym are always chattering about, then you don’t have to teach - it’s your right. Or you can teach, for free or for money - that’s also your right :)
If your option is to teach, gremo naprej, that is, go ahead.
How can you start learning the language before moving to Slovenia?
1.Listen to Slovenian radio and watch Slovenian television online. You don’t have to strain too hard and try to grasp the essence, just listen to normal Slovenian speech in the background, thus training your ear, accustoming yourself to Slovenian language.
2. Listen to audio lessons, you can download it. They won’t teach you how to speak correctly, but they will help you upon arrival to better navigate the speech of Slovenes by ear, isolating familiar words and phrases.
3. For clarity study from textbooks(and you can also get a dictionary and/or phrasebook), which you can buy in Slovenia or ask your acquaintances and friends to bring or send them to you.
4. Rummage on online resources, learning grammar and new words, for example, here or here. Since Slovenian is not one of the ten most popular languages in the world, such resources are usually not for everyone.
Opportunities for learning Slovenian in Slovenia:
1. Let's continue watch TV, since we still pay 12 euros monthly for it, it can be either news, where the announcers use literary Slovenian, or films in English and with subtitles (it is important that the films are already familiar to you), or dubbed in Slovenian (and simply Slovenian) cartoons (for example, "Fixies").
2. Listening to the radio(since we also pay the same 12 euros per month for it), and not Rock Radio, but SLO 1. The slang that your children will soon start bringing from school is not for you, learn the language in its classical form.
3. Connecting YouTube, if you want to dig around there, where you can watch cartoons in Slovenian and learn some words and idioms with cheerful Slovenian students.
4. Don’t forget that we have the opportunity to pass language courses for immigrants. In the first year, business immigrants are entitled to 60 hours, after a year another 120 (if they missed the first year, they will immediately give 180). And upon reunification, family members are simply given 180 hours after two years. And it may also happen that at the school where your children study, there will be organized language courses for parents:)
Language courses from the state are free, you only need to pay educational materials, which will be very useful to you in the future. No matter what they tell you, this opportunity should not be ignored. Free courses does not mean bad, low-quality, we just need to get used to the fact that the Slovenian state is very polite and also cares about immigrants. Registration for these courses is carried out here.
5. Language courses, paid(by the way, a spouse can go to the same free reunions together with his other half, but for money). Here you just need to Google “jezikovna šola” or “tečaj slovenščine” (plus the city).
6. Lessons with a teacher. You can study live, or via Skype. It is very desirable that it is still a native speaker of the language, using its literary version. Well, the method of presenting the material is also important. Therefore, when choosing a teacher, as well as paid Slovenian language courses, it is recommended to rely on the experience of people who already have a good command of the language and are able to give an adequate assessment.
Communicate as much as possible with Slovenians in Slovenian, with neighbors in the building, other parents on the playground, salespeople in a store, waiters in a cafe, etc.;
- try to combine individual lessons with a teacher (or self-study grammar and words) with group groups, where you can practice speech;
- feel free to try to speak the language;
- don’t be embarrassed to ask for corrections;
- you are more in the language environment;
- study the meanings of frequently repeated words and phrases and use them;
- make Slovenian friends who are ready to endure your mooing and slowly repeat the same phrase for you ten times;
- find a Slovenian who wants to learn Russian (there are actually a lot of them here) and in return is ready to teach you Slovenian.
And II express my gratitude to Anastasia Markina for the information provided (email for contact [email protected]) and companies
I learning Slovenian language. What will compiling a personal dictionary give me?
A personal dictionary is a list of words you want to learn, with translations in Slovenian language.
You can make one big list words for all occasions or create several lists (dictionaries) by topic so that you can learn them later.
For example, a list of words that you need when visiting a restaurant (or a bank, or playing sports, etc.)
It is important that you have the opportunity to compile a vocabulary only from those phrases and expressions that you need to learn.
You don't waste time and effort learning words you don't need.
How to make a list of words (my dictionary)?
Just enter a word in the left field and in a few seconds you will see its translation in Slovenian language.
Attention! Several meanings are searched until the program selects the most adequate translation of your word.
It may take a few seconds to find the correct translation. Don't be scared!
Moreover, if you don’t like this translation, you can enter your own!
After saving the dictionary, a card will appear for each word added to it, in which you can enter your comment and even your photo for this word, which will make the learning process more diverse and interesting, and at the same time, thanks to this, more productive!
How many dictionaries (lists of words) can you create?
How many you want! It all depends on what is more convenient for you learn words– one large dictionary or several small ones devoted to different topics.
Why compile a dictionary?
You make a list of words with translation into Slovenian language, so that later on our website you can check your knowledge of these words online.
The very process of compiling a dictionary already contributes to its memorization.
And then you take tests on it on our website.
Tests can be taken both from Russian into the language being studied, and vice versa.
If you entered the wrong translation of a word, our site will tell you the correct one and even show you a picture. So there is a high probability that next time you will not forget it.
Thanks to this, the testing process itself becomes quite fun and even exciting, because then the results of statistical processing are still waiting for you.
And all this is completely free!
The Slovenian language (Slovenski jezik) is part of the western branch of the South Slavic languages.
Slovenian is spoken by approximately two million people.
Slovenian language – official language Republic of Slovenia.
Slovenian writing is based on the Latin alphabet, with three additional letters: Č, Š, Ž. And three digraphs are also used: NJ, LJ and DŽ.
The Slovenian language is part of the group of South Slavic languages, has a number of features characteristic of West Slavic languages, and is one of the rare Indo-European languages.
The Slovenian language is unique in its own way, as it has retained the dual number. What is a dual number? We use it when we talk about two objects, people, animals, and so on, and the plural begins with three. Nowadays, the dual number is in Arabic and Hebrew, it was also in the ancient Russian language, but over time the dual number was replaced by the plural. Although You can still find traces of the dual number in modern Russian (eyes, sleeves, ears, shoulders, glasses).
We invite you to Slovenia!!!
Pride (ponos) of a Slovenian
Slovenians are very proud of their dual number. And if you decide to learn the Slovenian language, you will have to master the dual number too. It’s not that difficult, but you will have to strain your memory. The Slovenian language is similar to Russian, you might think. And Yes And No, I will answer you. There are many common words, common verbs, a lot for us, the so-called Old Slavonic (mouth, eyes, forehead, eye-father). It will help you if you are well familiar with religious texts and Old Slavic literature. However, this similarity will often be disturb you.
Slovenian alphabet
So where do we start? Slovenian alphabet (alphabet, primer), whatever you want to call it Slovenska Abeceda. 25 letters and 29 sounds, 5 vowels (8 vowel sounds), 20 consonants (21 sounds).
narrow (mleko) and the so-called “polglasnik” (pes-dog)
There is still sound dž(džezva)-j.
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What is wide, narrow, etc.?
Brief information: strešica (^)– long and wide sound - okno, osa, sestra, oče, sejem;
ostrivec(´)– long and narrow - vitez, mati, repa, orožje;
krativec(`)– short and wide sound - študent, pes, miš. All these designations are indicated in the dictionary of the Slovenian language, link below. Regarding the wide, narrow, long and short sound of vowels, if you don’t know how to pronounce, pronounce narrow. Never transform Slovenian O V A. ABOUT Always O gotovina (gOTOvina) cash. In Russian we often write O, and we talk A: put, cow, I guess, firewood, dog, and so on. There are many examples, this akanye will give you away.
Peculiarities of pronunciation of the Slovenian language.
Pronunciation features: V-pronounced like short U, at the beginning of the word (vprašanje-uprashanye-question), before consonants (davčеn-dauchen-tax), at the end of the word igriv, also applies to prepositions- v redu (at redu-in order).
Consonant l pronounced short U at the end of the word (imel-imeu) and before the consonant jabolko-yabouko-apple.
Consonants at the end of the word are deafened Primož-Primosh, but ni Primoža (no Primoz).
There are words that do not have a single vowel prst-finger, krst-Kerst-baptism, vrt-vert-garden, prt-pert-tablecloth, vrv-verv-rope, cord, that is, we pronounce it as short E before R and emphasis on this E.
Accent in Slovenian
As for stress, there is no fixed stress, it can be on any syllable, you have to look it up in the dictionary, it often doesn’t match with Russian. Until you figure it out, you do something like this, I’d like to put it like this: post e lja, but speak differently p O stelja.
Refer to the Slovenian dictionary often
If you want to find some Slovenian word and learn as much as possible about it, I recommend using SSKJ Dictionary of the Slovenian book language Checking declension by cases
Slovenian fairy tales.
I recommend listening fairy tales in Slovenian they are told by both professional artists and ordinary grandparents, everyone’s diction is different, but in ordinary life you will meet not only announcers from central television.
Self-teaching textbook of the Slovenian language
As a self-teacher of the Slovenian language, I would recommend the following textbook: Slovenian language. Self-instruction manual. Shatko E.V. Publishing house “Live Sound”. Self-instruction manual of the Slovenian language for beginners. The most detailed book in Russian. In the tutorial you will find a lot useful information, after each lesson, exercises for consolidation, at the end of the textbook the correct answers.
We invite you to Slovenia!!!
We are ready to rent apartments in Ljubljana for the duration of your trip. You can see the photo. Send applications by email: [email protected]
When ordering an apartment for 10 days or more, instructions and advice on obtaining a residence permit as a gift.
How to learn Slovenian? Ways to study
Is it possible to learn Slovenian from scratch on your own? I think it’s possible if you are a very motivated and disciplined person. For others (not so strong-willed), there is training in the Slovenian language via Skype, if you live, for example, in Moscow. And if you have already moved to Slovenia, you can study individually. Or you can sign up, as I wrote in my article. Slovenian language courses take place in
Entry level textbooks
Poslovna slovenščina is a fairly easy textbook that teaches you minimal grammar in business vocabulary, suitable for those who needed to learn the language “yesterday” for work
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Standard , ,How do you know what to choose, mine or yours? In Russian, it often sounds like this and that. In Slovenian there is a strict rule. If the “owner” of the thing and actor in this sentence coincide, the reflexive possessive pronoun svoj is used.
A mi lahko posodiš slovar? Pozabil sem svojega doma. Can you lend me a dictionary? I forgot mine at home. [I forgot who the “owner” of the forgotten dictionary is – I, therefore, am the svoj].
If the actor does not coincide with the “owner”, other possessive pronouns(non-refundable). Compare:
A lahko vzamem tvojo jopo? Can I borrow your sweater? [I’ll take it, you’re the owner]
A few more examples for comparison:
Peter ni prinesel svoje diplome. Peter didn't bring his diploma.
Peter ni prinesel njegove diplome. Peter didn't bring his [someone else's, not Peter's] diploma.
Standard , , ,The past tense in the Slovenian language consists of two parts: the personal forms of the verb to be (sem, si, je ...) and the participle in l (delal, delala, delali ...). The participle is formed like this:
Govoriti → govori-ti → govori+l+□
That is, ti changes to l, after which there is an ending showing the gender and number of the subject.
The verb to be agrees with the subject in person and number, and the participle agrees in number and gender:
Jaz sem bil. I was. / Jaz sem bila. I was.
Ti si bil. You was. / Ti si bila. You were.
On je bil. He was. / Ona je bila. She was. / Ono je bilo. It was.
Midva sva bila. We (two, male) were there. / Medve sva bili. We (two, female) were there.
Vidva sta bila. You (two, male) were. / Vedve sta bili. You (two, female) were.
Onadva sta bila. They (two, male) were. / Onidve sta bili. They (two, female) were. / Onidve sta bili. They (two, s.r.) were.
Mi smo bili. We (male) were. / Me smo bile. We (female) were.
Vi ste bili. You (male) were. / Ve ste bile. You (female) were.
Oni so bili. They (male) were. / One so bile. They (women) were. / Ona so bila. They (s.r.) were.
Below are frequently used verbs that form participles with alternation:
Iti → š e l, šla
Jesti → jed e l, jedla
Ne moči → mog e l, mogla
Obleči → oblek e l, oblekla
Oditi → odš e l, odšla
Odpreti → odprl, odprla
Zapreti → zaprl, zaprla
Priti → prize e l, prišla
Reči → rek e l, rekla
Najti → naš e l, našla
Nesti → nes e l, nesla
Teči → tek e l, tekla
Standard , ,Š olske potrebšč ineschool supplies
š olsko leto – academic year
prvi, drugi, tretji...razred – first, second, thirdtiy... class
š olska tobra – school bag, backpack
uč benik – textbook
delovni zvezek – workbook
dnevnik – diary
pisalo – pencil or pen
svinč nik – pencil
kemič ni swinč nik – ballpoint pen
grafitni SVinč nik – simple pencil
pero – handle
nalivno pero– fountain pen
bombica – pen cartridge
č rnilni vlož ek– pen refill
tuš – carcass
flomaster – felt-tip pen
brisalec – self-erasing pen
zvezek – notebook
zvezek sš piralo – spiral notebook
č rtan zvezek - lined notebook
zvezek brezč rt – unlined notebook
mali(nizki)karo zvezek – notebook in small squares
visoki karo zvezek – notebook in a large square
zvezek s trdimi platnicami – notebook with thick cover
zvezek z elastiko – notebook with eraser
š estilo– compass
ovitek– cover
š ilč ek- sharpener
risalna deska – drawing board
ravnilo- ruler
globus- globe
nalepke– stickers
samolepilni listič i – self-adhesive leaves
kreda- chalk
tabla- board
korektura– putty
radirka– eraser
koledar- calendar
kuvert- envelope
mapa– folder
lepilni trak – scotch
lepilo – glue
luknjač – hole puncher
sponke – paper clips
The Slovenian language has a single type of conjugation. In this case, three conditional groups of verbs can be distinguished:
- Regular, that is, verbs, from initial form(infinitive) of which we can directly form present tense forms;
- Irregular, that is, verbs with alternation in the root.
- Exceptions, a group of five verbs that have special endings for vidva/vedve, onadva/onidve and vi, ve.
Despite the division of verbs into three groups, the endings in the present tense for all verbs are as follows:
Regular verbs include verbs whose infinitives end in –ti, and the present tense is formed by replacing –ti with one of the above, depending on the person and number.
Regular verb conjugation examples
D e lati to work, to do: delam, delaš, dela, delava, delata, delata, delamo, delate, delajo.
počivati, počivam, rest: počivam, počivaš, počiva, počivava, počivata, počivata, počivamo, počivate, počivajo
The reflexive particle se/si stands separately from the verb, unlike the Russian language. It should be in second place in the sentence:
pogovarjati se, talk: jaz se pogovarjam, ti se pogovarjaš, on/ona/ono se pogovarja, midva/medve se pogovarjava, vidva/vedve se pogovarjata, onadva/onidve se pogovarjata, mi/me se pogovarjamo, vi/ve se pogovarjate , oni/one/ ona se pogovarjata
pogovarjam se, pogovarjaš se, pogovarja se, pogovarjava se, pogovarjata se, pogovarjata se, pogovarjamo se, pogovarjate se, pogovarjajo se.
In the Slovenian language, it is advisable not to use personal pronouns in the nominative case, that is, as the subject, since the extensive system of verbal endings allows you to understand who is being talked about without them:
Berem knjigo. I am reading a book.
Kdaj se vidiva nasl e dnjič? When will we see you next time?
IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular verbs include verbs whose infinitives end in –ti or –či and whose present tense is formed from the present tense stem and one of the above endings, depending on the person and number. The basis of the present tense should be looked up in the dictionary; most often, after the infinitive of the verb, the form for the first person singular is indicated; the basis of the present tense is what comes before the ending –m. For example, the dictionary says “brati, berem”, where “brati” is the infinitive, “berem” I write, and “bere” is the basis of the present tense. It is impossible to guess this form, so everyone should unfamiliar verb check in the dictionary, although most of the alternations are consonant with the Russian language and therefore are not difficult to remember.
Conjugation examples irregular verbs
Pis a ti,p išem write, I write
pišem, pišeš, piše, piševa, pišeta, pišeta, pišemo, pišete, pišejo
imeti, imam have, have
imam, imaš, ima, imava, imata, imata, imamo, imate, imajo
P i ti,p i jem drink, drink
pijem, piješ, pije, pijeva, pijeta, pijeta, pijemo, pijete, pijejo
Groups of alternations of irregular verbs:
1. Among irregular verbs, one can distinguish a fairly large group of verbs with the suffixes –ova- or –eva-. In such verbs, you can independently form the basis of the present tense by replacing the suffix –ova-/-eva with –uje-; we also note that in the infinitive of such verbs the stress falls on the syllable –va-, and in the present tense on –u-:
Potov a ti, pot u jem travel, travel; stanovati, stanujem live, live; potrebovati, potrebujem need, I need; sprašev a ti, spraš u jem ask, ask, etc.
- The second group of verbs are verbs in which the vowel e before the end of the infinitive is changed to i to create a present tense stem:
Bol e ti, bol i hurt, hurt; žel e ti, žel i m want, want; živ e ti, živ i m live, live; sed e ti, sed i m sit, sit; v i children, v i dim see, see, etc.
- The third group of verbs are verbs in which the vowel a changes to e, and the whistling consonant before it turns into a hissing one:
Pis a ti,p išem write, write; r i sati, r išem draw, draw; pl e sati, pl ešem dance, dance; show a ti, pok ažem show, I will show, etc.
- The fourth group of verbs are verbs in which the syllable ne appears when forming present tense forms:
Vst a ti, vst a nem get up, I will get up; zač e ti, začn e m to begin, I will begin; st a ti, st a ne cost, worth; ug a siti,ug a snem to extinguish, I will extinguish; dv i gniti, dv i gnem move, move, etc.
- The fourth group of verbs are verbs in which the syllable je appears when forming present tense forms:
P i ti,p i jem drink, drink; um i ti, um i jem wash, wash; št e ti, št e jem count, count, etc.
- A special group of verbs are verbs starting with či, in which či itself alternates with če or že:
Obl eči, obl ečem to put on, put on; r eči, r e What to say, I will say; str iči, str ižem cut, cut; postr eči, postr ežem serve, serve, etc.
- There is also a large number of irregular verbs that cannot be attributed to one or another group of alternations: ne m oči, ne m o rem I can’t, I can’t, br a ti, b e rem read, read, od i ti, od i dem leave I'll leave, posl a ti,p ošljem send, send, prin e sti,prin e sem bring, bring, pr i ti, pr i dem come, I'll come, prižg a ti, prižg e m light up, light up, vz e ti, vz a mem take, take, sl išati, sl išim, hear, hear, sp a ti,sp i m, sleep, sleeping, kr a sti,kr a dem steal, steal, etc.
EXCEPTION VERBS
Exception verbs include five verbs: iti, grem go, go, jesti, jem, eat, eat, dati, dam, give, dam, vedeti, vem, know, know, povedati, povem, say, say, biti, bom be, I will be. All five verbs are conjugated according to the same model, similar to the main one, with the only difference being that in the second person there is a dual and plural, and also in the third person dual the letter –s- appears before the ending. Some of them have additional form for third person plural.
I ti, grem go, go, also used in the meaning of movement, for example, to go.
grem, greš, gre, greva, gresta, gresta, gremo, greste, grejo/ gredo
dati, dam, give, put
dam, daš, da, dava, dasta, dasta, damo, daste, dajo
jesti, jem, eat, eat
jem, ješ, je, jeva, jesta, jesta, jemo, jeste, jejo/ jedo
vedeti, vem, know about something
vem, veš, ve, veva, vesta, vesta, vemo, veste, vejo/ vedo
povedati, povem, say
povem, poveš, pove, poveva, povesta, povesta, povemo, poveste, povejo
NEGATION
Negation for the present tense is constructed in the same way as in Russian, using the particle ne, regardless of regular verb or not:
ne delam, ne delaš, ne dela, ne delava, ne delata, ne delata, ne delamo, ne delate, ne delajo
ne pišem, ne pišeš, ne piše, ne piševa, ne pišeta, ne pišeta, ne pišemo, ne pišete, ne pišejo
ne vem, ne veš, ne ve, ne veva, ne vesta, ne vesta, ne vemo, ne veste, ne vejo/ vedo
ne umijem se, ne umiješ se, ne umije se, ne umijeva se, ne umijeta se, ne umijeta se, ne umijemo se, ne umijete se, ne umijejo se
However, two verbs have a combined negation:
imeti: nimam, nimaš, nima, nimava, nimata, nimata, nimamo, nimate, nimajo
hoteti: nočem, nočeš, noče, nočeva, nočeta, nočeta, nočemo, nočete, nočejo
,Ne is the answer “no” and the negative particle that is used
1. With semantic verbs (not “to be”) in the present tense:
Ne delam ob nedeljah. I don't work on Sundays.
Jutri ne gremo v kino. We're not going to the cinema tomorrow.
2. Co auxiliary verb future tense (ne bom, ne boš, ne bo...)
Zakaj ne boš praznovala? Why won't you celebrate?
Upam, da ne bo deževalo. I hope it doesn't rain.
3. With the particle bi in the conditional mood:
Jaz ne bi rada šla z njimi. I wouldn't want to go with them.
Maja bi lahko potovala po svetu, če ne bi imela tako veliko dela. Maya could travel the world if she didn't have so much work.
4. In the imperative mood:
Ne jej z rokami! Don't eat with your hands!
Ne pozabite potnih listov. Don't forget your passports.
Ni is special case negation of the verb to be in the third person singular (je – ni), which is used
1. In the present tense for negation of je:
Ona že ni študentka, dela na univerzi. She is no longer a student, she works at the university.
Danes ni tako vroče kot včeraj. Today is not as hot as yesterday.
2. In the past tense for negation of ni:
Mojce ni bilo danes v šoli. Moytsa was not at school today.
Zakaj se Jure ni razveselil tvojega obiska? Why wasn’t Yure happy about your visit?
Test yourself with a sentence without negation, ne is an additional word, while ni replaces the form of the verb to be je.
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