tak
“tak” — such in Slovenian. Pronoun, level A1, topic — pronouns. It agrees in gender: tak, taka, tako. The definite form is takšen. In a live sentence: “Take stvari še nisem videl” — I have never seen such a thing. You can hear how it sounds right here. One of 27 words in the set “pronouns” in the Slovenian course.
In short
| Written in Slovenian | tak |
| Translation | such |
| Part of speech | pronoun |
| Level | A1 |
- taksuch
Why it looks that way
It agrees in gender: tak, taka, tako. The definite form is takšen.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Take stvari še nisem videlI have never seen such a thing
Nearby words: pronouns
I, you, we, they. There is a handful of them, they turn up in every sentence, and politeness rides on them: most of these languages keep a formal “you” apart from a familiar one, and choosing the wrong one is noticed faster than a mispronounced word.
- jazIsounds like "yahz"
- tiyou (informal)Slovenes switch to first names and ti fast, but the older person offers it first. For exactly two people there is a special pronoun, vidva.
- viyou (formal)The polite form is written with a capital V — Vi — a visible mark of respect.
- onheTwo males are onadva, and oni needs three or more — even the third-person pronouns come in pairs.
- onasheTwo women are onidve, three or more are one; oni is left for men and mixed groups.
- miweUse it only for three or more; for exactly two there is midva — that is grammar, not style.
- midvathe two of usThe famous dual: midva is exactly two of us, women say midve, and mi would simply be the wrong number.
- onitheyThree or more, and only if at least one is a man. Three women are one, and two are onadva or onidve.
- mojmyDeclines like an adjective and even has a dual form: moji for exactly two of a thing.
- tvojyour (informal)The polite partner is vaš, and in letters it is written with a capital: Vaš.
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “pronouns”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “such” in Slovenian?
It agrees in gender: tak, taka, tako. The definite form is takšen.
- How do you say “the two of us” in Slovenian?
The famous dual: midva is exactly two of us, women say midve, and mi would simply be the wrong number.
- How do you say “you (formal)” in Slovenian?
The polite form is written with a capital V — Vi — a visible mark of respect.
- How do you say “your (informal)” in Slovenian?
The polite partner is vaš, and in letters it is written with a capital: Vaš.
- How do you say “we” in Slovenian?
Use it only for three or more; for exactly two there is midva — that is grammar, not style.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “such” in Slovenian?
«tak». In a live sentence: “Take stvari še nisem videl” — I have never seen such a thing. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Pronoun, level A1, from the set “pronouns”.
Why does this word look the way it does?
It agrees in gender: tak, taka, tako. The definite form is takšen. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.