Slovak Adverbs
Learning the Slovak Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Slovak language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Slovak.
Slovak adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
Grammar Tips:
While in English adverbs are usually formed
by adding (-ly) to adjectives. In Slovak many adverbs are formed
from adjectives, simply by changing the suffix from long to short ending in –e, -o or -y. Examples:
Dobrý (M), dobrá (F), dobré (N) (good)
becomes dobre (good, well)
Dlhý (M), dlhá (F), dlhé (N) becomes dlho (long)
Pomalý (M), pomalá (F), pomalé (N) – slow
becomes pomaly (slowly) – long suffix
changes to short.
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Slovak Adverbs |
| adverbs | príslovky |
| I read a book sometimes | niekedy čítam knihu |
| I will never smoke | nikdy nebudem fajčiť |
| are you alone? | ste sám? |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adverbs in Slovak has a logical pattern. Locate the Adverbs above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Slovak.
List of Adverbs in Slovak
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Slovak placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Slovak vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Slovak Adverbs |
| adverbs of time | príslovky času |
| yesterday | včera |
| today | dnes |
| tomorrow | zajtra |
| now | teraz |
| then | potom |
| later | neskôr |
| tonight | dnes večer |
| right now | práve teraz |
| last night | včera večer |
| this morning | dnes ráno |
| next week | budúci týždeň |
| already | už |
| recently | nedávno |
| lately | nedávno |
| soon | čoskoro |
| immediately | ihneď |
| still | ešte |
| yet | zatiaľ |
| ago | pred |
| |
| adverbs of place | príslovky miesta |
| here | tu |
| there | tam |
| over there | tamto |
| everywhere | všade |
| anywhere | kdekoľvek |
| nowhere | nikde |
| home | doma |
| away | preč |
| out | von |
| |
| adverbs of manner | príslovky spôsobu |
| very | veľmi |
| quite | celkom |
| pretty | pekne |
| really | naozaj |
| fast | rýchlo |
| well | dobre |
| hard | tvrdo |
| quickly | rýchlo |
| slowly | pomaly |
| carefully | opatrne |
| hardly | ťažko |
| barely | sotva |
| mostly | väčšinou |
| almost | takmer |
| absolutely | absolútne |
| together | spoločne |
| alone | osamote |
| |
| adverbs of frequency | príslovky opakovania deja |
| always | vždy |
| frequently | často |
| usually | zvyčajne |
| sometimes | niekedy |
| occasionally | príležitostne |
| seldom | zriedka |
| rarely | zriedka |
| never | nikdy |
Adverbs of time place manner and frequency have a very important role in Slovak, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Slovak Adverbs, you might want to check the rest of our Slovak lessons here: Learn Slovak. Don't forget to bookmark this page.