LingoflyVeliko denarja, malo časa: the word after a quantity
To say how much money or time you have, join a quantity word to the thing you are counting. Denar — money, but veliko denarja — a lot of money. Čas — time, but malo časa — little time. The ending changes. For example: “Za selitev sva porabila okoli tristo evrov” — The two of us spent about three hundred euros on the move. A rule from the Slovenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
To say how much money or time you have, join a quantity word to the thing you are counting. Denar — money, but veliko denarja — a lot of money. Čas — time, but malo časa — little time. The ending changes.
This also happens after nekaj — a few, dovolj — enough, preveč — too much, and premalo — too little. Imam premalo časa in preveč nalog — I have too little time and too many tasks.
With three hundred: evro — euro, tristo evrov — three hundred euros. Okoli tristo evrov — about three hundred euros; okoli means 'about'.
Prihranki — savings; prihrankov je še vedno malo — there are still few savings. Here the word ending changes to -ov.
Table
| quantity | word on its own | ready-made phrase | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| veliko | denar — money | veliko denarja | a lot of money |
| malo | čas — time | malo časa | little time |
| nekaj | vprašanje — question | nekaj vprašanj | a few questions |
| dovolj | prostor — space | dovolj prostora | enough space |
| preveč | delo — work | preveč dela | too much work |
| premalo | čas — time | premalo časa | too little time |
| tristo | evro — euro | tristo evrov | three hundred euros |
By example
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
Veliko denarja, malo časa: how does it work in Slovenian?
To say how much money or time you have, join a quantity word to the thing you are counting. Denar — money, but veliko denarja — a lot of money. Čas — time, but malo časa — little time. The ending changes.
What does it look like in a Slovenian example sentence?
“Za selitev sva porabila okoli tristo evrov” — The two of us spent about three hundred euros on the move. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.