Prevelik, enako drag, dvakrat večji: the adjective phrase in full
The prefix pre- means 'too' and sticks fast: prevelik, predrag, premajhen. That is not zelo: zelo velik is simply big, prevelik is bigger than needed. For verbs the prefix is no good — there you need the separate preveč: preveč zapravljaš. For example: “Stanovanje je preveliko in predrago za naju” — The apartment is too big and too expensive for the two of us. A rule from the Slovenian course: worked out on…
How it works
The prefix pre- means 'too' and sticks fast: prevelik, predrag, premajhen. That is not zelo: zelo velik is simply big, prevelik is bigger than needed. For verbs the prefix is no good — there you need the separate preveč: preveč zapravljaš.
Equality is built with enako … kot or tako … kot: stanovanje je enako drago kot prejšnje.
Inequality is the comparative plus od or kot: dražje od prejšnjega and dražje kot prejšnje. Both are alive; the second one is more spoken.
Multiples are counted like this: dvakrat večji — twice as big, pol manjši — half as big. A difference goes differently: za deset odstotkov dražji — ten per cent more expensive.
Table
| what we express | how | example |
|---|---|---|
| very | zelo + adjective | zelo lep |
| too (adjective) | pre- glued on | predrag, prevelik |
| too (verb) | preveč separate | preveč zapravlja |
| equal | enako … kot | enako drag kot |
| more than | comparative + od + 'of what' | dražji od tega |
| more than (spoken) | comparative + kot + plain form | dražji kot ta |
| times as | dvakrat + comparative | dvakrat večji |
| by an amount | za + object + comparative | za pet evrov cenejši |
By example
- Stanovanje je preveliko in predrago za najuThe apartment is too big and too expensive for the two of us
- Novi kavč je enako udoben kot stariThe new sofa is exactly as comfortable as the old one
- Najemnina je dvakrat višja od tiste v MariboruThe rent is twice as high as the one in Maribor
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
Prevelik, enako drag, dvakrat večji: how does it work in Slovenian?
The prefix pre- means 'too' and sticks fast: prevelik, predrag, premajhen. That is not zelo: zelo velik is simply big, prevelik is bigger than needed. For verbs the prefix is no good — there you need the separate preveč: preveč zapravljaš.
What does it look like in an example sentence Slovenian?
“Stanovanje je preveliko in predrago za naju” — The apartment is too big and too expensive for the two of us. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.