Prepositions "s/se", "z/ze", "v/ve", "k/ke"

Discussion in 'Grammar & Pronunciation' started by Dana, Nov 8, 2002.

  1. Dana

    Dana Well-Known Member

    If you are wondering when to use "s" and when "se" (the same with "z" and "ze", "v" and "ve", "k" and "ke"), check out the Prepositions page. We've added a section that tries to explain some of the "rules" for when to use which.
     
  2. Kikko

    Kikko Well-Known Member

    Sweeeet, looks like you are gonna anticipate my deep_into_grammar questions [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]

    [This message has been edited by Kikko (edited November 08, 2002).]
     
  3. Dana

    Dana Well-Known Member

    You bet! We always try to meet and exceed our visitors' expectations! :)
     
  4. Kikko

    Kikko Well-Known Member

    [​IMG]

    I bet you already know I will soon ask about what suffix to add when changing the aspect of a verb from perfective to imperfective and viceversa... [​IMG]

    Perfective [​IMG]
    -ova- -va- -ěva- -ŕse- -a-

    Imperfective [​IMG] [​IMG]

    na- vy- pri- za- do- od- u-
     
  5. Radost FX

    Radost FX New Member

    This is useful. [​IMG]
     
  6. Kikko

    Kikko Well-Known Member

    Oh man, this thread was OLD [​IMG]

    According to my grammar:

    K becomes Ke in front of K and G
    V becomes Ve in front of V and F
    Z becomes Ze in front of Z and S

    And also, they all add -e when the following word begins with 2 consonants [​IMG]
     
  7. Wicker808

    Wicker808 Well-Known Member

    A more interesting question which is unfortunately not addressed might be when k becomes ku.
     
  8. Sova

    Sova Well-Known Member

    The only time I can remember using "ku" is in the phrase "ku vpředu."
     
  9. amraam_7

    amraam_7 Well-Known Member

    tis "kupředu" :)
     
  10. Karel

    Karel Well-Known Member

    I`ve got 3 more apart from "kupredu"

    kupodivu
    kuprikladu
    kuprospechu
     
  11. Wicker808

    Wicker808 Well-Known Member

    How does kuprikladu differ from napriklad? Other than spelling and pronunciation?
     
  12. Karel

    Karel Well-Known Member

    I don`t think that there is any significant difference between the two. My subjective feeling would assess kuprikladu as less frequent and perhaps less formal. I could be wrong though.

    Jednou z vyhod vstupu do EU je, kuprikladu/napriklad, moznost pracovat ve Spojenem kralovstvi.
    One of the advantages of joining the EU is, for example, the possibility of working in the UK.

    Karel
     
  13. rsalc1

    rsalc1 Well-Known Member

    According to an older version of Teach Yourself Czech, k becomes ku before p, for example: Jedu ku Praze.
     

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