LingoflyPoštenost, natančnost, dobrota: naming a quality
To name a quality, Slovenian often adds -ost: pošten — honest, poštenost — honesty. Natančen — precise, natančnost — precision. The new word names a quality instead of describing a person or thing. For example: “Njegova poštenost in potrpljenje sta bila znana vsem” — His honesty and patience were known to everyone. A rule from the Slovenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
To name a quality, Slovenian often adds -ost: pošten — honest, poštenost — honesty. Natančen — precise, natančnost — precision. The new word names a quality instead of describing a person or thing.
Other qualities have -ota: dober — good, dobrota — goodness. These endings help you recognize words; you cannot add them to just any word.
Table
| ending | original word | new word | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ost | pošten — honest | poštenost | honesty |
| -ost | natančen — precise | natančnost | precision |
| -ota | dober — good | dobrota | goodness |
By example
- His honesty and patience were known to everyone
- Označevanje izdelkov zahteva veliko natančnostiProduct labeling requires great precision
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Poštenost, natančnost, dobrota: how does it work in Slovenian?
To name a quality, Slovenian often adds -ost: pošten — honest, poštenost — honesty. Natančen — precise, natančnost — precision. The new word names a quality instead of describing a person or thing.
What does it look like in a Slovenian example sentence?
“Njegova poštenost in potrpljenje sta bila znana vsem” — His honesty and patience were known to everyone. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.