Unit 1 Theory

Question 1

Gender - Rule of thumb

Answer 1

Ending with consonant: masculine
Ending with -a (or -ost): feminine
Ending with -o (or -e): neuter

Question 2

Adjectives - gendered

Answer 2

masculine: -ý (pekný hrad)
feminine: -á (pekná rieka)
neuter: -é (pekné mesto)

Question 3

Saying ‘not’

Answer 3

To make a verb negative you add ‘ne-‘ to it: nemajú, nečakám, …
Exception: byť (to be) uses ‘nie’ as a separate word: nie som, nie sú, …