lesson 234 · grammar + 6 cards
word families · besedne družine
build meaning with affixes
Slovene grows whole families from one root with suffixes — agent, action, diminutive, augmentative. Knowing the affixes lets you read words you've never met. Pick the right derived form. About seven minutes.
00
warm-up
· ogrevanje — the 10-second versionone root, a whole family
01
grammar
· learn the rule🌳
word families
· besedne družineone root, a whole family
From pisati (to write) Slovene builds pisatelj (writer, agent -telj), pisanje (writing, action -nje), pismo (a letter). Diminutive -ka/-ica shrinks (hiška, little house); augmentative -urina enlarges and disparages (hišurina). Spotting the affix unlocks the meaning.
pisati → pisateljwrite → writer-telj = agent
hiša → hiškahouse → little house-ka = diminutive
hiša → hišurinahouse → big ugly house-urina = augmentative
02
practice
· derive the right form0 ✓✍️From 'pisati' (write), a writer is a ___. 💡 pisatelj
writer (agent)
✓ pisatelj — -telj = agent noun
📝From 'pisati', the act of writing is ___. 💡 pisanje
writing (action)
✓ pisanje — -nje = verbal noun
🏠Diminutive of 'hiša' (house): ___ (little house). 💡 hiška
little house
✓ hiška — -ka = diminutive
🏚️Augmentative of 'hiša': ___ (big ugly house). 💡 hišurina
big ugly house
✓ hišurina — -urina = augmentative (pejorative)
👨🏫From 'učiti' (teach), a teacher is an ___. 💡 učitelj
teacher (agent)
✓ učitelj — -telj teacher; -enec learner
🪵From 'les' (wood), the adjective 'wooden' is ___. 💡 lesen
wooden
✓ lesen — -en = made-of adjective
03
quick practice
· fast recall0 ✓fast recall — tap the match.
✍️writer → ? 💡 pisatelj
✓ pisatelj — -telj = agent noun
📝writing → ? 💡 pisanje
✓ pisanje — -nje = verbal noun
🏠little house → ? 💡 hiška
✓ hiška — -ka = diminutive
🏚️great big house → ? 💡 hišurina
✓ hišurina — -urina = augmentative (pejorative)
👨🏫teacher → ? 💡 učitelj
✓ učitelj — -telj teacher; -enec learner
🪵wooden → ? 💡 lesen
✓ lesen — -en = made-of adjective
🖼️
picture words
· see it, type it in Slovenetype the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional
✍️
writer
📝
writing
🏠
little house
🏚️
great big house
👨🏫
teacher
🪵
wooden
🎴
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
✍️
pisatelj
pee-SAH-tely
writer
📝
pisanje
pee-SAH-nyeh
writing
🏠
hiška
HEESH-kah
little house
🏚️
hišurina
hee-SHOO-ree-nah
great big house
👨🏫
učitelj
oo-CHEE-tely
teacher
🪵
lesen
LEH-sen
wooden
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