Describing people and agreement
Use a nominative adjective after : , . For something someone has, use accusative agreement: , , .
has irregular plural . Head hair is normally plural ; the accusative is . An animal’s hair is . Keep these as separate words rather than treating one English word as one Slovene form.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Jure is tall. | ||
| Jure is tall. | ||
| Ana is short. | ||
| Ana is short. | ||
| Jure has brown eyes. | ||
| Jure has brown eyes. | ||
| Jure has long hair. | ||
| Jure has long hair. | ||
| I am tall. | ||
| I am tall. | ||
| I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes. | ||
| I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes. | ||
Jure je visok.Jure is tall.
Ana je nizka.Ana is short.
Jure ima rjave oči.Jure has brown eyes.
Jure ima dolge lase.Jure has long hair.
Sem visok.I am tall.
Sem visoka.I am tall.
Sem nov sosed. Imam rjave oči.I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Sem nova soseda. Imam rjave oči.I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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Jure is tall.
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Ana is short.
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Jure has brown eyes.
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Jure has long hair.
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I am tall.
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I am tall.
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I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
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I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jure je .
Jure is tall.
Ana je .
Ana is short.
Jure ima rjave .
Jure has brown eyes.
Jure ima dolge .
Jure has long hair.
Sem .
I am tall.
Sem .
I am tall.
Sem nov sosed. Imam oči.
I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Sem nova soseda. Imam oči.
I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jure je .
Jure is tall.
Ana je .
Ana is short.
Jure ima rjave .
Jure has brown eyes.
Jure ima dolge .
Jure has long hair.
Sem .
I am tall.
Sem .
I am tall.
Sem nov sosed. Imam oči.
I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Sem nova soseda. Imam oči.
I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Jure is tall.
Ana is short.
Jure has brown eyes.
Jure has long hair.
I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
I am the new neighbour. I have brown eyes.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Jure is tall.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Jure is tall.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Ana is short.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Ana is short.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Jure has brown eyes.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Jure has brown eyes.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Jure has long hair.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Jure has long hair.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the Slovene pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
