Relative adverbs in Slovenian language, just like in any language, are used to connect two sentences or two clauses. They refer back to a noun or pronoun in the main clause, and are used instead of combinations of prepositions with pronouns. The most common relative adverbs in Slovenian are ‘kjer’ (where), ‘kamor’ (where to), ‘odkod’ (where from), ‘zakaj’ (why), ‘kdaj’ (when), etc. The usage of relative adverbs can be quite challenging for language learners, therefore the following exercises aim to help you master them.
Exercise 1: Fill in the Blank with the Correct Relative Adverb
1. To je mesto, *kjer* (where) sem se rodil.
2. Ne vem, *zakaj* (why) niso priลกli.
3. Niso mi povedali, *kdaj* (when) bodo odลกli.
4. Ne spomnim se kraja, *odkod* (where from) prihaja.
5. Povej mi pot, *kamor* (where to) naj zavijem.
6. Rada bi vedela, *zakaj* (why) so to storili.
7. Grem v trgovino, *kjer* (where) imajo najboljลกe pekovske izdelke.
8. On je tisti, *zakaj* (why) sem tukaj.
9. ฤakam dan, *kdaj* (when) bomo konฤno osvobojeni.
10. To je hiลกa, *odkod* (where from) prihaja tuj zvok.
11. Ne vemo toฤno, *kamor* (where to) je odลกel.
12. Pokaลพi mi kraj, *kjer* (where) si preลพivel poletje.
13. ล e vedno ne razumem, *zakaj* (why) je to storil.
14. Sporoฤili so mi dan, *kdaj* (when) se moram vrniti.
15. To je trgovina, *odkod* (where from) sem kupil to obleko.
Exercise 2: Fill in the Blank with the Correct Relative Adverb
1. Veลก, *kamor* (where to) je ลกla?
2. Ne razumem, *zakaj* (why) je to skrival.
3. Imel je naฤrt, *kdaj* (when) bo reลกil vse teลพave.
4. Pokaลพi mi vas, *odkod* (where from) prihajaลก.
5. Spominjam se kraja, *kjer* (where) smo se prviฤ sreฤali.
6. ล e vedno ne razumem, *zakaj* (why) mi tega ni povedal.
7. Grem na mesto, *kjer* (where) se je vse zaฤelo.
8. Ni mi povedal, *kdaj* (when) se vrne.
9. Pojdi na plaลพo, *odkod* (where from) lahko vidiลก sonฤni zahod.
10. Tista hiลกa, *kjer* (where) ลพivi, je zelo stara.
11. Ne vem toฤno, *kamor* (where to) bi ลกel.
12. Razmiลกljam, *zakaj* (why) nisem tega storil prej.
13. Piลกe dan, *kdaj* (when) odhaja letalo.
14. Ne znam opisati kraja, *odkod* (where from) prihajam.
15. To je trgovina, *kjer* (where) sem kupil ta avto.