lesson 231 · grammar + 6 cards
collocations · kolokacije
words that keep company
Which verb goes with which noun? Collocations are fixed by usage, not logic — and getting them right is what makes Slovene sound native. Pick the word that naturally pairs. About seven minutes.
00
warm-up
· ogrevanje — the 10-second versionyou 'make' a mistake, not 'do' it
01
grammar
· learn the rule🔗
collocations
· kolokacijeyou 'make' a mistake, not 'do' it
A collocation is a word-pair fixed by convention. You sprejmeš odločitev (take a decision), drink močna kava (strong, not 'heavy' coffee) and držiš obljubo (keep a promise). The logic of one language rarely maps onto another — these must be learnt as units.
sprejeti odločitevto make a decisionnot 'narediti'
močna kavastrong coffeenot 'težka'
držati obljuboto keep a promise'hold' a promise
02
practice
· pick the natural pairing0 ✓🤝Make a decision: sprejeti ___. 💡 odločitev
to take a decision
✓ odločitev — sprejeti odločitev
☕Strong coffee: ___ kava. 💡 močna
strong coffee
✓ močna — močna, not 'heavy'
👀Pay attention: ___ pozornost. 💡 posvetiti
to devote attention
✓ posvetiti — posvetiti pozornost
🌧️Heavy rain: ___ dež. 💡 močan
heavy rain
✓ močan — močan dež = heavy rain
🤞Keep a promise: ___ obljubo. 💡 držati
to keep a promise
✓ držati — držati obljubo
❌Make a mistake: ___ napako. 💡 narediti
to make a mistake
✓ narediti — narediti napako
03
quick practice
· fast recall0 ✓fast recall — tap the match.
🤝decision → ? 💡 odločitev
✓ odločitev — sprejeti odločitev
☕strong (f) → ? 💡 močna
✓ močna — močna, not 'heavy'
👀to devote → ? 💡 posvetiti
✓ posvetiti — posvetiti pozornost
🌧️strong (m) → ? 💡 močan
✓ močan — močan dež = heavy rain
🤞to hold/keep → ? 💡 držati
✓ držati — držati obljubo
❌to make → ? 💡 narediti
✓ narediti — narediti napako
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unscramble
· rebuild the Slovene wordthe letters are jumbled — type the correct Slovene word
č t o i l v d e o
decision
o n a č m
strong (f)
s e i o t v i t p
to devote
n č a m o
strong (m)
ž r d i t a
to hold/keep
a e i d i n r t
to make
🎴
memory match
· pair Slovene with English0 pairstap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
04
cards
· drill the wordstap a card to flip · 6 cards
🤝
odločitev
od-LOH-chee-tev
decision
☕
močna
MOHCH-nah
strong (f)
👀
posvetiti
po-sveh-TEE-tee
to devote
🌧️
močan
MOH-chahn
strong (m)
🤞
držati
druh-ZHAH-tee
to hold/keep
❌
narediti
nah-REH-dee-tee
to make
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