6th CASE: INSTRUMENTAL (6. SKLON)
| MASCULINE | FEMININE | NEUTER |
SINGULAR | (z) lepim vlakom | (z) lepo sobo | (z) lepim mestom |
DUAL | (z) lepima vlakoma | (z) lepima sobama | (z) lepima mestoma |
PLURAL | (z) lepimi vlaki | (z) lepimi sobami | (z) lepimi mesti |
Words whose root ends in c / č / j / š / ž | MASCULINE | NEUTER |
SINGULAR | (z) lepim muzejem | (z) lepim gledališčem |
DUAL | (z) lepima muzejema | (z) lepima gledališčema |
The 6th case (instrumental) ALWAYS comes after a PREPOSITION.
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PREPOSITIONS | Examples: | In English: |
S/Z | Grem v službo z vlakom. Ostanem doma s Petrom. | [ I go to work BY train. ] [ I'll stay at home WITH Peter. ] |
ZA |
Cesta je za stanovanjem.
| [ The street is BEHIND the flat. ] |
MED | Med množico sem videl Barbaro. Matej je med Marjanom in Janezom | [ I have seen Barbara AMONG the crowd. ] [ Matej is BETWEEN Marjan and Janez. ] |
PRED | Umij si roke pred večerjo. Parkirišče je pred nakupovalnim centrom. | [ Wash your hands BEFORE dinner. ] [ The car park is IN FRONT OF the shopping centre. ] |
POD | Maček je pod stolom. | [ The cat is UNDER the chair. ] |
NAD | Slika je nad omaro. | [ The picture is ABOVE the wardrobe. ] |