Vypracovala: Mgr. Katarína Šovčíková

 
Predložkové väzby


adjective + preposition


Niektoré prídavné mená viažu na seba predložku. Väčšinou za predložkou nasleduje fráza s podstatným menom alebo zámeno. Niekedy môže nasledovať –ing forma.

Neexistuje pravidlo, podľa ktorého priraďujeme predložky k prídavným menám. Učíme sa ich naspamäť.

adjective + of somebody to do something (od niekoho pre niečo)
nice of
kind of
good of
generous of
polite of
stupid of
silly of
milé
láskavé
dobré
štedré
slušné
hlúpe
pochabé
It was very kind of you to help me.

It is stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.



adjective + to somebody (na niekoho)
nice to
kind to
good to
generous to
polite to
rude to
friendly to
cruel to
milý
láskavý
dobrý
štedrý
slušný
drzý
priateľský
krutý
They have always been nice to me.

Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?





adjective + of
afraid of*
frightened of*
terrified of*
scared of*
bojaci sa
vystrašený
vydesený
majúci strach
„Are you afraid of spiders?“ „Yes, I´m terrified of them.“


fond of
majúci rád
I am fond of cooking.
proud of
hrdý
I´m proud of my son.
ashamed of
hanbiaci sa
He´s a fool. I´m ashamed of him.
jealous of
žiarlivý
Why are you always so jealous of other people?
envious of
závistlivý
He is very envious of his brother.
suspicious of
nedôverčivý
He didn´t trust me. He was suspicious of my intentions.
critical of
kritický
They were critical of Government´s new law.
aware of
conscious of
byť si vedomý
„Did you know he was married?“ „No, I wasn´t aware of that.“
full of
plný
The letter was full of mistakes.
typical of
typické
He´s late again. It´s typical of him to keep everybody waiting.
tired of
sick of
byť unavený
chorý
Let´s go, I´m tired of waiting.
sure of/about
byť si istý
I think she´s arriving this evening, but I´m not sure of/about that.
*synonymá



adjective + with/about/at/by
angry with*
annoyed with*
furious with*
byť nahnevaný
with somebody for doing something (pokiaľ sme nahnevaní na niekoho kvôli niečomu)
Are you annoyed with me for being late?

Pokiaľ sme nahnevaní na niečo používame predložku about
It´s stupid to get angry about things that don´t matter.
excited about
worried about
upset about
nervous about
happy about
vzrušený
majúci obavu
nahnevaný
nevózny
šťastný
about a situation – z nejakej situácie
Are you excited about going away next week?
Linda is upset about not being invited.



delighted with*
pleased with*
satisfied with
happy with
disappointed with
byť potešený

byť spokojný
byť šťastný
byť sklamaný
with something you receive, or the result of something (z niečoho čo ste dostali alebo z výsledku niečoho)

I was delighted with the present you gave me.
Were you happy with your exam results?
fed up with
bored with
mať plné zuby
I don´t enjoy my job any more. I´m fed up with it.
I´m bored with it.
crowded with
preplnený
The streets were crowded with tourists.
impressed with/by
zaujatý
I´m very impressed with/by her English.
surprised at/by
shocked at/by
amazed at/by
prekvapený
šokovaný
ohromený
Everybody was shocked at/by the news.
I hope you weren´t surprised at/by what I said.
*synonymá



sorry + about/for (pociťujúci ľútosť)
sorry about
nad situáciou alebo niečím, čo sa stalo
I´m sorry about the mess.
We´re all sorry about Julie losing her job.
sorry about/for
nad niečím, čo si urobil
Alex is very sorry about/for what he said.
I´m sorry about/for shouting at you yesterday.
v tomto prípade môžeme predložku vynechať
I´m sorry I shouted at you yesterday.
feel/be sorry for
pociťovať ľútosť nad niekým kto je v zlej situácii
I feel sorry for Matt. He´s had a lot of bad luck.


adjective + at/to/from/in/on/for
good at
bad at
brilliant at
better at
hopeless at
dobrý v
zlý v
brilantný v
lepší v
zúfalý v
I´m not very good at repairing things.
She´s hopeless at maths.
married to
engaged to
vydatá/ženatý
zasnúbená/ý
Linda is married to an American. but Linda is married with three children. (she has three children)
 
similar to
podobný
Your writing is similar to mine.
different from/to
odlišný
The film was different from/to what I´d expected.
interested in
majúci záujem
Are you interested in art?
involved in
zúčastňujúci sa
Some of the students are involved in the exchange programme.
keen on
dychtivý, nadšený
We stayed at home because Chris wasn´t very keen on going out.
dependent on
závislý
I don´t want to be dependent on anybody. but independent of
famous for
slávny
The Italian city of Florence is famous for its art treasures.
responsible for
zodpovedný
Who was responsible for all that noise last night?
prepared for
ready for
pripravený
Are you prepared for writing a test?

 
 
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Použitá literatúra:

Murphy, R.: English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2004