o

From Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.

Chudobný človek nevedel o ničom nič a najmenej o čertovi.

1883, Pavol Dobšinský, O človeku, čo nikdy nehrešil. In: Prostonárodné slovenské povesti

The poor man did not know anything about anything and the least did he know about the devil.

O polnoci sa Kozia skala otvorila a božská panna z jaskyne vyšla.

1921, Stanislav Klíma, Kozia skala In: Povesti zo Slovenska

Kozia skala opened at midnight and a divine virgin came out of a cave.

Juro zhodil batoh, odopäl bajonet a praštil ho o stôl.

Juro threw his bag down, unfastened the bayonet and slammed it against the table.

against, over, on (indicates the point of contact with another object) [with accusative]

Oddanca prevyšuje o hlavu, on takrečeno tratí sa pri jej mocnej, na mužského upomínajúcej postave.

She is a head taller than her fiancé, it might be said that he is disappearing next to her mighty figure resembling that of a man.

by, often translated with a noun accompanied by an indefinite article or a numeral (indicates measure or degree) [with accusative]

Už mal byť o rok posvätený, ale prišla cholera, a neúprosná smrť Ondríka skosila.

It should have been blessed in a year, but cholera came and Ondrík was taken by merciless death.

in, later (indicates the end of a period of time) [with accusative]


so

„Tak vy ste, Maco, celkom spokojný so službou a plácou?“

“So, Maco, you are rather satisfied with the service and the wage, aren’t you?”


s

before voiced and sonorous consonants and vowels

Tancujem s tebou.

Gazda vystrojil mu krásny pohreb s kňazom.

The farmer held a beautiful funeral with a priest for him.


From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-.

Na koči sedel pán, cifrovaný, ako páni bývajú.

1922, Terézia Vansová, Na Čertovici. In: Z našej dediny

A nobleman was sitting on the carriage in decorated clothes, as noblemen usually are.

(with locative) on (touching from above)

Viezol sa tadiaľ na koči mladý pán a zazrel tú krásnu ľaliu.

1883, Pavol Dobšinský, O krásnej Ibronke. In: Prostonárodné slovenské povesti

A young lord was travelling that way by carriage and he saw the beautiful lily.

(with locative) by, with, using (indicates a means or an instrument)

Bol večer na konci jara.

1873, Ján Kalinčiak, Láska a pomsta. Chapter 1

It was an evening at the end of the spring.

Stolica sa na celej veci veľmi dobre zabávala.

1930, Ladislav Nádaši-Jégé, Stolica sa smeje

The whole office was very much amused by the whole matter.

(with locative) at, because of (indicates reason)

To naozaj nebolo na programe.

(with locative, in connection with byť) on, usually translated with a corresponsing verb (indicates state)

Musel znovu vysadnúť na koňa a ísť za chlapom, ktorého poslal s ním kuchár.

1846, Ján Kalinčiak, Milkov hrob. Chapter 10

He had to mount the horse again and follow the man, whom the cook had sent with him.

(with accusative) on, to (indicates motion towards the upper surface of an object or contact with the object from any side)

Takmer celý nasledujúci deň po príchode, určený na hry a rytierske preteky, strávil v rade.

1842, Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Svadba kráľa veľkomoravského. Chapter 3

He spent almost the whole day after the arrival, which was dedicated to plays and tournaments, with the council.

(with accusative) for, on, to (indicates purpose or goal)

Štefan Zaťko, otec piatich detí, cez Vianoce pochoval ženu a na Tri krále prišiel o ohlášky.

Štefan Zaťko, a father or five children, buried his wife at Christmas and on Epiphany he came to arrange his banns.

(with accusative) at, on (indicates time)


od

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.


okolo

Okolo Súče vodička tečie.

In the neighborhood of Súča water flows.


miesto

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *město. Cognates include Czech místo.


mimo

Inherited from Old Slovak mimo, from Proto-Slavic *mìmo.

Denotes someone or something not engaged in an action; besides, outside, except


pre

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *per, from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Vravel pomaly a smial sa ako tuční ľudia, ktorí pre nízky krk nemôžu jasne hovoriť, ani smiať sa hlasne.

He said slowly and he was laughing as fat people do, who cannot speak clearly nor laugh loudly because of their low neck.


skrz

Derived from Proto-Slavic *čersъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.


bezo

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

Bezo mňa nemôžete nič urobiť.


medzi

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *meďu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos.


vrátane

Adverbialization of vrátaný, the passive participle of vrátať (“count in”).


vedľa

Mohol by som si sadnúť vedľa teba?


pozdĺž

/ˈpɔ.zdɫ̩ːʃ/


vinou

K nehode došlo vinou chodcov.


kvôli

Zas si bude myslieť, že kvôli peniazom.

1893, Martin Kukučín, Dies Irae Chapter 10

He will think again that it is because of money.


navrchu

Navrchu ich opäť obklopili postavy v tmavofialových plášťoch s tvárami schovanými pod kapucňami. V absolútnej tichosti ako prízraky ich plynulým krokom viedli po krátkej udupanej ceste do zámku.

2018, Natalja Ščerba, Časodejovia 2 - Srdce času, volume 2, Albatros Media Slovakia s.r.o., →ISBN, page 228:

Above them, figures in dark purple cloaks, their faces hidden under hoods, surrounded them again. In absolute silence, like ghosts, they led them with flowing steps down the short, well-trodden path to the castle.


prostredníctvom

Stále väčšia ingerencia súdnej moci do politiky, ktorá je v Európe viditeľná najmä pri juridizácii politiky prostredníctvom ústavného súdnictva, prirodzene priniesla aj efekt opačný, a to snahu po politizácii súdnej moci a ingerencii politiky do sudcovskej legitimity.

2011, Ján Svák, Judiciary and the power of judges in Slovakia, Paneurópska vysoká škola, →ISBN, page 20:

The increasing interference of the judiciary in politics, which is visible in Europe mainly in the juridification of politics through the constitutional judiciary, has naturally also brought about the opposite effect, namely the effort to politicize the judiciary and political interference in judicial legitimacy.


následkom

Slovákov, poznavšich češtinu na dostač následkom vojenných potýčok, následkom kupeckých spojení, následkom pražského vysokého učenia, jako aj následkom dosťahovavších sa už po Jiskru husitov a konečne i následkom tymito doniesť mohúcich a zajiste donesených knih : uvedenie za doby Jiskrovskej českého jazyka do verejnosprávneho a cirkevnieho života úplne podmanilo.

1887, Samo Czambel, Príspevky k dejinám jazyka slovenského, volume 1, V. kommissii u F.A. Urbánka v Prahe, page 21:

Slovaks, who knew Czech well enough as a result of military skirmishes, as a result of merchant connections, as a result of Prague's higher education, as well as as a result of the Hussites who had already migrated after Jiskr, and finally as a result of the books that they could and certainly did bring: the introduction of the Czech language into public and church life during the Jiskrovská era completely conquered them.