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Created by Mirco Viglietti

The prepositions S/Z and IZ

 

The prepositions S/Z and IZ express ORIGIN or MOVEMENT FROM a place or an event.

 

They are followed by the 2nd case (genitive).

 

Examples:

Si iz Danske? [ Are you FROM Denmark? ]

Sem iz Londona. [ I am from London. ]

Prihajam s tržnice. [ I'm coming from the market. ]

Prihajam iz šole. [ I'm coming from school. ]

 

S/Z are the opposite of NA, whereas IZ is the opposite of V.

(However, IZ is used in the case of regions and countries ending in -SKA or -ŠKA)

 

Examples:

 

 

Grem na koncert. [ I'm going TO the concert. ]

Greš na / v banko? [ Are you going TO the bank? ]

Grem v službo. [ I'm walking TO work. ]

Gremo v Trst. [ We are going TO Trieste. ]

Grem v lepo mesto. [ I'm going TO a beautiful town. ]

 

Prihajam s koncerta. [ I'm coming FROM the concert. ]

Prihajaš z / iz banke? [ Are you coming FROM the bank? ]

Prihajam iz službe. [ I'm coming FROM work. ]

Prihajamo iz Trsta. [ We are coming FROM Trieste. ]

Prihajam iz lepega mesta. [ I'm coming FROM a beautiful town. ]

S/Z or IZ?

S/Z

Examples:

In English:

EVENTS

Prihajam s koncerta / z zabave / z izleta

[ concert / party / trip ]

MEALS AND DRINKS

Prihajam s kosila / s kave / s pijače

[ lunch / coffee / drink ]

SPORTS

Prihajam s tenisa / s tekma / s smučanja

[ tennis / match / skiing ]

OUTDOOR PLACES

Prihajam s tržnice / z balkona / s plaže

[ market / balcony / beach ]

FORMAL PLACES

Prihajam s fakultete / z banke (but also iz banke)

[ faculty / bank ]

ISLANDS

Prihajam s Krete / s Sicilije / s Kanarskih otokov

[ Crete / Sicily / Canary Islands ]

 

WORDS ending in

-IŠČE

Prihajam s parkirišča / z igrišča / z letališča

 

BUT

Prihajam iz gledališča

[ car park / playground / airport ]

 

 

 

[ theatre ]

 

S or Z?

 

 

S is used before VOICELESS CONSONANTS (c, č, f, h, k, p, t, s, š)

 

Z is used before VOWELS and VOICED CONSONANTS (b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, z, ž)

 

 

 

 

S/Z may also mean WITH (or BY + means of transport).

In this case they are followed by the 6th case (instrumental).

 

IZ

Examples:

In English:

COUNTRIES

Prihajam iz Slovenije / Italije / Francije

 

Prihajam iz Madžarske / iz Portugalske / iz Hrvaške

[ Slovenia / Italy / France ]

 

[ Hungary / Portugal / Croatia ]

TOWNS AND CITIES

Prihajam iz Ljubljane / Novega Mesta / Madrida

[ Ljubljana / Novo Mesto / Madrid ]

BUILDINGS

Prihajam iz trgovine / pekarne / šole

[ shop / bakery / school ]