Genitive
Genitive often answers: from where, without what, whose, or how much.
How to spot genitive
Look for the clue first: a genitive preposition, an owner, or an amount.
| Clue | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Preposition clues | |
| without | bezwithout cukrsugar bez cukruwithout sugar |
| to | doto školaschool do školyto school |
| from | zefrom SlovenskoSlovakia ze Slovenskafrom Slovakia |
| from | odfrom kamarádfriend od kamarádafrom a friend |
| at | uat kamarádfriend u kamarádaat a friend's place |
| next to | vedlenext to školaschool vedle školynext to the school |
| near | blízkonear centrumcenter blízko centranear the center |
| around | kolemaround důmhouse kolem domuaround the house |
| except | kroměexcept PetrPetr kromě Petraexcept Petr |
| according to | podleaccording to plánplan podle plánuaccording to the plan |
| during | běhemduring týdenweek během týdneduring the week |
| No preposition | |
| owner / relation | kamarádfriend dům kamarádaa friend's house |
| amount / quantity | bramborypotatoes kilo brambora kilo of potatoes |
| Clue | Preposition | + | Base | Genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preposition clues | |||||
| without | bezwithout | cukrsugar | bez cukruwithout sugar | ||
| to | doto | školaschool | do školyto school | ||
| from | zefrom | SlovenskoSlovakia | ze Slovenskafrom Slovakia | ||
| from | odfrom | kamarádfriend | od kamarádafrom a friend | ||
| at | uat | kamarádfriend | u kamarádaat a friend's place | ||
| next to | vedlenext to | školaschool | vedle školynext to the school | ||
| near | blízkonear | centrumcenter | blízko centranear the center | ||
| around | kolemaround | důmhouse | kolem domuaround the house | ||
| except | kroměexcept | PetrPetr | kromě Petraexcept Petr | ||
| according to | podleaccording to | plánplan | podle plánuaccording to the plan | ||
| during | běhemduring | týdenweek | během týdneduring the week | ||
| No preposition | |||||
| owner / relation | — | kamarádfriend | dům kamarádaa friend's house | ||
| amount / quantity | — | bramborypotatoes | kilo brambora kilo of potatoes | ||