lesson 124 · grammar + 8 cards
the aspect twins · vidski pari
pairs & prefixes
Most Slovene verbs travel in pairs, and the perfective is usually just the imperfective with a prefix bolted on. Learn the pattern and you double your verbs. About six minutes.
00
warm-up
· ogrevanje — the 10-second versionpisati → na-pisati: the prefix finishes the job
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grammar
· learn the rule👯
the aspect twins
· vidski paripisati → na-pisati: the prefix finishes the job
An aspect pair = an imperfective (ongoing) twin and a perfective (completed) twin. The perfective is most often the imperfective + a prefix: pisati → napisati, brati → prebrati, kuhati → skuhati, jesti → pojesti, piti → popiti. A few pairs are irregular and just learned: delati → narediti, govoriti → reči. Common perfectivising prefixes: na-, pre-, s-/z-, po-, do-.
pisati → napisatito write (na-)na- prefix completes it
piti → popitito drink up (po-)po- prefix
brati → prebratito read through (pre-)pre- prefix
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practice
· make the perfective0 ✓🍽️jesti → ___ 💡 pojesti
to eat up
✓ pojesti — po- → eat (all of it)
🥤piti → ___ 💡 popiti
to drink up
✓ popiti — po- → drink (all of it)
🍲kuhati → ___ 💡 skuhati
to cook (finish)
✓ skuhati — s- → cook (to completion)
🔨delati → ___ 💡 narediti
to do (finish)
✓ narediti — irregular pair: delati ↔ narediti
📚brati → ___ 💡 prebrati
to read (through)
✓ prebrati — pre- → read all the way
🖊️pisati → ___ 💡 napisati
to write (finish)
✓ napisati — na- → write (to completion)
📋Moram ___ nalogo do jutri. 💡 narediti
I must finish the task by tomorrow.
✓ narediti — completion → perfective infinitive
☕Rad ___ zjutraj kavo. 💡 pijem
I like drinking coffee in the morning.
✓ pijem — habit → imperfective pijem
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quick practice
· fast recall0 ✓fast recall — tap the match.
🍽️to eat up → ? 💡 pojesti
✓ pojesti — po- → eat (all of it)
🥤to drink up → ? 💡 popiti
✓ popiti — po- → drink (all of it)
🍲to cook (finish) → ? 💡 skuhati
✓ skuhati — s- → cook (to completion)
🔨to do / make → ? 💡 narediti
✓ narediti — irregular pair: delati ↔ narediti
📚to read through → ? 💡 prebrati
✓ prebrati — pre- → read all the way
🖊️to write (finish) → ? 💡 napisati
✓ napisati — na- → write (to completion)
📋to finish/do → ? 💡 narediti
✓ narediti — completion → perfective infinitive
☕I drink → ? 💡 pijem
✓ pijem — habit → imperfective pijem
🖼️
picture words
· see it, type it in Slovenetype the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional
🍽️
to eat up
🥤
to drink up
🍲
to cook (finish)
🔨
to do / make
📚
to read through
🖊️
to write (finish)
🎴
memory match
· pair Slovene with English0 pairstap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
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cards
· drill the wordstap a card to flip · 8 cards
🍽️
pojesti
poh-YEH-stee
to eat up
🥤
popiti
poh-PEE-tee
to drink up
🍲
skuhati
SKOO-hah-tee
to cook (finish)
🔨
narediti
nah-REH-dee-tee
to do / make
📚
prebrati
preh-BRAH-tee
to read through
🖊️
napisati
nah-pee-SAH-tee
to write (finish)
📋
narediti
nah-REH-dee-tee
to finish/do
☕
pijem
PEE-yem
I drink
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