lesson 06 · grammar + 8 cards

the dual · dvojina

the famous Slovene form for exactly two

Slovene is one of the only languages alive with a true dual — a special form for exactly two of something. So you count in three numbers, not two. This is the signature of the language. Learn the rule, practise it, drill the words. About six minutes.

⏱️ ≈6 min🔥 warm-up → 🎯 grammar → 📝 practice → ⚡ quick → 🃏 cards

warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version

one, two, many — a separate form for exactly two

grammar

· learn the rule

✌️

the dual

· dvojina

one, two, many — a separate form for exactly two

Most languages have singular and plural. Slovene has three numbers: ednina (1), dvojina (2 — the dual), and množina (3+). The dual is a living, everyday form — and even the word for 'two' changes with gender: dva (masculine), dve (feminine / neuter). The nominative dual endings: feminine -a → -i (roka → dve roki), masculine + -a (stol → dva stola), neuter -o → -i (okno → dve okni). Body parts that come in pairs — roki, nogi — are the most natural place to feel it.

dve rokitwo handsfeminine -a → -i

dva stolatwo chairsmasculine + -a

dve oknitwo windowsneuter -o → -i

practice

· make it two0 ✓

✋dve ___ (roka) 💡 roki

hand ×2

✓ roki — -a → -i (dve hiši)

🦵dve ___ (noga) 💡 nogi

leg ×2

✓ nogi — -a → -i (dve hiši)

🏠dve ___ (hiša) 💡 hiši

house ×2

✓ hiši — -a → -i (dve hiši)

🪑dva ___ (stol) 💡 stola

chair ×2

✓ stola — + -a (dva stola)

🔑dva ___ (ključ) 💡 ključa

key ×2

✓ ključa — + -a (dva stola)

🦷dva ___ (zob) 💡 zoba

tooth ×2

✓ zoba — + -a (dva stola)

🍎dve ___ (jabolko) 💡 jabolki

apple ×2

✓ jabolki — -o → -i (dve jabolki)

🪟dve ___ (okno) 💡 okni

window ×2

✓ okni — -o → -i (dve jabolki)

quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓

fast recall — tap the match.

✋roka → dvojina? 💡 roki

✓ roki — -a → -i (dve hiši)

🦵noga → dvojina? 💡 nogi

✓ nogi — -a → -i (dve hiši)

🏠hiša → dvojina? 💡 hiši

✓ hiši — -a → -i (dve hiši)

🪑stol → dvojina? 💡 stola

✓ stola — + -a (dva stola)

🔑ključ → dvojina? 💡 ključa

✓ ključa — + -a (dva stola)

🦷zob → dvojina? 💡 zoba

✓ zoba — + -a (dva stola)

🍎jabolko → dvojina? 💡 jabolki

✓ jabolki — -o → -i (dve jabolki)

🪟okno → dvojina? 💡 okni

✓ okni — -o → -i (dve jabolki)

🖼️

picture words

· see it, type it in Slovene

type the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional

✋ hand, arm

🦵 leg

🏠 house

🪑 chair

🔑 key

🦷 tooth; cog

🎴

memory match

· pair Slovene with English0 pairs

tap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board

cards

· drill the words

tap a card to flip · 8 cards

✋

roka

/rɔ̀ːka/

hand, arm

1 roka · 2 roki · 3+ roke

🦵

noga

/nɔ̀ːɡa/

leg

1 noga · 2 nogi · 3+ noge

🏠

hiša

HEE-shah

house

🧠 he-shakes — HE SHAKES the whole HOUSE when he slams the door — hee-sha, a quaking house.

1 hiša · 2 hiši · 3+ hiše

🪑

stol

stohl

chair

🧠 stole — Someone STOLE your favourite CHAIR — 'where's my stol?' you shout. Stole the stol.

1 stol · 2 stola · 3+ stoli

🔑

ključ

klyooch

key

🧠 clutch — You CLUTCH the KEY tightly in your fist so you don't lose it — klyooch, clutch.

1 ključ · 2 ključa · 3+ ključi

🦷

zob

/zóːp/

tooth; cog

1 zob · 2 zoba · 3+ zobje

🍎

jabolko

yah-BOHL-koh

apple

🧠 yacht-ball — On a YACHT, a crewman juggles an APPLE like a BALL — 'yah-BOHL-ko, ya ball ko!'

1 jabolko · 2 jabolki · 3+ jabolka

🪟

okno

OHK-noh

window

🧠 OK, know — 'OK, I KNOW — it's the WINDOW,' you sigh, pointing to the obvious broken pane. Ok-no, okno.

1 okno · 2 okni · 3+ okna

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