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2nd CASE: GENITIVE (2. SKLON)
| MASCULINE | FEMININE | NEUTER |
SINGULAR | lepega vlaka | lepe sobe | lepega mesta |
DUAL and PLURAL | lepih vlakov | lepih sob | lepih mest |
Words whose root ends in c / č / j / š / ž |
MASCULINE |
DUAL and PLURAL | lepih muzejev |
The 2nd case (genitive) is used to express a QUANTITY OF something.
Examples:
Kozarec vode [ a glass OF water ] Liter mleka [ a litre OF milk ]
In particular, it is used after certain words expressing quantity, such as veliko [ a lot of ], malo [ a bit ], koliko [ how much / many ].
Examples:
Imamo veliko dela. [ We have a lot of work. ] Želim malo sira. [ I would like a bit of cheese. ] Koliko znamk želite? [ How many stamps would you like? ]
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The 2nd case (genitive) is also used for the DIRECT OBJECT of a sentence when the verb is in the NEGATIVE form.
Examples:
- Greš na pijačo? - Žal, nimam časa. [ - How about going for a drink? - Unfortunately, I haven't got time. ] - Imaš punco? - Ne, nimam punce. [ - Have you got a girlfriend? - No, I haven't got a girlfriend. ] Ne maram mesa. [ I don't like meat. ] Ne potrebujejo dragega računalnika. [ They don't need an expensive computer. ] Ne maramo velikih mest. [ We don't like big cities. ]
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The 2nd case (genitive) is also used after the prepositions IZ, S/Z (meaning FROM)
Examples:
- Od kod si? - Sem iz Ljubljane. [ - Where are you from? - I am FROM Ljubljana. ] - Od kod prihajaš? - Prihajam iz Trsta. [ - Where do you come from? - I come FROM Trieste. ] - Od kod ste? - Sem iz Portugalske. [ - Where are you from? - I am FROM Portugal. ] - Od kod prihajaš? - Prihajam z letališča. [ - Where are you coming from? - I'm coming FROM the airport. ] - Od kod prihajajo? - Prihajajo s plaže. [ - Where are they coming from? - They're coming FROM the beach. ]
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The 2nd case (genitive) is also used after other prepositions such as
BREZ [ WITHOUT ] OD..... DO [ FROM....... TO ] BLIZU [ NEAR ] ZRAVEN [ NEXT TO ] SREDI [ IN THE MIDDLE OF ] NAMESTO [ INSTEAD OF ] ZARADI [ BECAUSE OF ]
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