Today's episode is about the past tense of the Slovak verbs like  stáť (to stand), ísť (to go), brať (to take), prať (to wash/do laundry), vedieť (to know), vziať (to take), minúť (to spend). Then you will practice them in short sentences. You will also learn how to say “I knew that“ in Slovak.

Episode notes
Today we are going to look at some verbs that belong to the group 5. For example: stáť (to stand), ísť (to go), brať (to take), prať (to wash/do laundry), vedieť (to know), vziať (to take), minúť (to spend), and so on. Then you will practice them in short sentences. You will also learn how to say “I knew that“ in Slovak.

1. The Past Tense of the Verb stáť (to stand)
stál som/ stála som(I stood                  stali sme (we stood)
stál si / stála si (you stood)                   stali ste (you stood)
stál / stala / stalo (he, she, it stood)    stali (they stood)

2. The Past Tense of the Verb ísť (to go), but also odísť (to leave), prísť (to come)
išiel som / išla som (I went)             išli sme (we went)
išiel si/ išla si (you went)                  išli ste (you went)
išiel / išla / išlo (he, she, it went)    išli(they went)

6. The Past Tense of the Verb vedieť (to know, to have knowledge)
vedel som/ vedela som (I knew)                      vedeli sme (we knew)
vedel si / vedela si (you knew)                         vedeli ste (you knew)
vedel / vedela / vedelo (he, she, it knew)      vedeli (they knew)

7. The Past Tense of the Verb minúť (to spend)
minul som / minula som(I spent)                    minuli sme (we spent)
minul si / minula si (you spent)                       minuli ste (you spent)
minul / minula / minulo (he, she, it spent)    minuli (spent)

Sentences
1. Minulú sobotu ma kamarát pozval na jeho svadbu. (Last Saturday, a friend invited me to his wedding.)
2. No dobre, ale čo si oblečiem? (Okay, but what do I wear?)
3. Stál som pred otvorenou skriňou. (I was standing in front of an open wardrobe / closet.)
4. Bol som v panike. (I was in a panic.)
5. Už dlho som nič nepral. (I haven't washed anything in a long time.)
6. Vzal som veľký kôš na prádlo. (I took a large laundry basket.)7. Hodil som do neho to najpotrebnejšie. (I threw the most necessary things into it.)
8. Išiel som do práčovne a začal prať. (I went to the laundromat and started washing.)
9. Pral som a pral som, až kým som neminul všetky mince. (I washed and washed until I used up all the coins.)
10. Napriek tomu som vedel, že to stačilo. (Nevertheless, I knew it was enough.)
11. Vedel som to. (I knew that.)

Timestamps
00:37 Introduction to the episode
02:55 Slovak lesson
18:49 Short sentences
19;43 Short sentences with the English translation
22:12 Final thoughts

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