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lesson 235 · grammar + 6 cards

metaphor & simile · metafora in primera

saying one thing as another

A simile (primera) compares with 'kot' (like/as); a metaphor (metafora) drops the 'kot' and asserts the image directly. Slovene has a stock of fixed similes worth knowing cold. About seven minutes.

⏱️ ≈7 min🔥 warm-up → 🎯 grammar → 📝 practice → ⚡ quick → 🃏 cards
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warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version
strong as a lion
01

grammar

· learn the rule
🦁

metaphor & simile

· metafora in primera
strong as a lion
A primera (simile) makes the comparison explicit with kot: močan kot lev (strong as a lion). A metafora drops kot and states the image as if it were literal: morje težav (a sea of troubles). Slovene has dozens of fixed similes — using them well sounds idiomatic and vivid.
močan kot levstrong as a lionprimera — with 'kot'
zvit kot lisicacunning as a foxfixed simile
morje težava sea of troublesmetafora — no 'kot'
02

practice

· complete the figure0 ✓
🟰A simile uses the word ___ (like/as). 💡 kot
the simile word
✓ kot — primera: 'močan kot lev'
🦁'Močan kot ___' (strong as a lion). 💡 lev
strong as a …
✓ lev — močan kot lev
🦊'Zvit kot ___' (cunning as a fox). 💡 lisica
cunning as a …
✓ lisica — zvit kot lisica
🌊Metaphor (no 'kot'): 'morje ___' (a sea of troubles). 💡 težav
a sea of …
✓ težav — metafora drops 'kot'
🐟'Zdrav kot ___' (healthy as a fish). 💡 riba
healthy as a …
✓ riba — zdrav kot riba
❄️'Bel kot ___' (white as snow). 💡 sneg
white as …
✓ sneg — bel kot sneg
03

quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓
fast recall — tap the match.
🟰like/as → ? 💡 kot
✓ kot — primera: 'močan kot lev'
🦁lion → ? 💡 lev
✓ lev — močan kot lev
🦊fox → ? 💡 lisica
✓ lisica — zvit kot lisica
🌊troubles (gen pl) → ? 💡 težav
✓ težav — metafora drops 'kot'
🐟fish → ? 💡 riba
✓ riba — zdrav kot riba
❄️snow → ? 💡 sneg
✓ sneg — bel kot sneg
🔤

unscramble

· rebuild the Slovene word
the letters are jumbled — type the correct Slovene word
t o k like/as
e v l lion
s a c i l i fox
e ž v t a troubles (gen pl)
b i r a fish
n g s e snow
🎴

memory match

· pair Slovene with English0 pairs
tap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board
04

cards

· drill the words
tap a card to flip · 6 cards
🟰
kot
koht
like/as
🦁
lev
lev
lion
🦊
lisica
lee-SEE-tsah
fox
🌊
težav
teh-ZHAHV
troubles (gen pl)
🐟
riba
REE-bah
fish
❄️
sneg
sneg
snow
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