In Slovak grammar, Demonstrative Determiners, otherwise known as demonstrative adjectives or pronouns, are words used to specify or point to someone or something nearby or distant; for example, words that can be translated in English as “this” or “that”. In Slovak, they also reflect the gender, number, and case. We can distinguish three forms – ‘tento’ (this), ‘ten’ (that), and ‘tamten’ (that over there). Understanding and mastering these forms effectively is essential for learners to communicate efficiently in Slovak.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with correct Demonstrative Determiner.
*To* je môj priateľ. (that)
*Ten* chlap je môj otec. (That)
Kde je *tento* chlapec? (this)
*Ta* je moja kniha. (That)
Nech sa pozriem na *tamto* fotku. (that_over_there)
Kúpil som *tamten* oblek. (that_over_there)
*To* je dom, kde som vyrastala. (that)
Cítim sa horúco, daj mi *ten* ventilátor. (that)
Mám rada *túto* pieseň. (this)
*To* je auto, ktoré som ti chcela ukázať. (that)
Daj mi *ten* nôž. (that)
*Ten* pes je strašne krásny. (That)
*Ta* kočka je moc roztomilá. (That)
Kto je *tamten* človek? (that_over_there)
Je *tamto* tvoje auto? (that_over_there)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with correct Demonstrative Determiner.
*Tá* žena je moja matka. (That)
Poďme do *toho* domu. (that)
Pozri sa na *túto* mačku. (this)
Nechcem ísť do *tamtej* školy. (that_over_there)
Chcem *tento* časopis. (this)
*Ten* stôl je príliš vysoký. (That)
Pozri na *tamten* mrak. (that_over_there)
*Ta* košela je moc pekná. (That)
Obľúbil som si *tamto* dievča. (that_over_there)
*To* je mesto, o ktorom som ti rozprávala. (that)
Je *tamto* moje pero? (that_over_there)
*Ktorý* z týchto filmov by si radšej pozrel? (which)
Čo je v *tom* balíku? (that)
Kedy ideme na *tú* pláž? (that)
Uvarím ti *túto* polievku. (this)
