Vypracovala: Mgr. Katarína Šovčíková



Predložkové väzby
verb + preposition


Niektoré slovesá viažu na seba predložku.
Neexistuje pravidlo, podľa ktorého priraďujeme predložky k slovesám. Učíme sa ich naspamäť.

verb + to
talk to
speak to

Who was the man you were talking to?
Please, speak to me.
 
listen to

I listen to music every day.
write to

I wrote letter to my penfriend yesterday.
wrote to the hotel complaining about the poor service.
apologise to
ospravedlniť sa
They apologised to me for what happened.
explain something to somebody
explain to somebody
describe to somebody


+ what, how, why, ...
Can you explain this word to me?

explained to them why I was worried.
Let me describe to you what I saw.
happen to
stať sa
What happened to you?
invite somebody to
pozvať niekoho
They only invited a few people to their wedding.
prefer one thing/person to another
preferovať jednu vec/osobu k druhej
I prefer tea to coffee.


S týmito slovesami predložku to nepoužívame:
phone/telephone/call somebody
Did you phone your father yesterday?
answer somebody/something
He refused to answer my question.
ask somebody
Can I ask you a question?
thank somebody (for something)
He thanked me for helping him.


verb + at
look at
stare at
have a look at
take a look at
pozerať na
civieť na
pozerať na
Why are you looking at me like that?
Take a look at that poster.
laugh at
smiať sa
I look stupid with this haircut. Everybody will laugh at me.
aim something at
point sometining at
mieriť niečo
Don´t point that knife at me!
shoot/fire at
vystreliť na
We saw someone with a gun shooting at birds.


Po niektorých slovesách môžu nasledovať predložky to alebo at, ale so zmenou významu:
shout at somebody (keď si nahnevaný)
He got very angry and started shouting at me.
shout to somebody (aby ťa bolo počuť)
He shouted to me from the other side of the street.

throw something at somebody/something (aby sme ho trafili)
Somebody threw an egg at the minister.
 
throwsomething to somebody (aby to chytil)
Lisa threw the keys to me from the window.


verb + on
depend on
rely on
závisieť, spoľahnúť sa
„What time will you be home?“ „I don´t know. It depends on the raffic.
You can rely on Jill. She always keeps her promises.
live on
vyžiť
Michael´s salary is very low. It isn´t enough to live on.
congratulate somebody on
blahoželať
I congratulated her on her success in the exam.
concretate on
koncentrovať
Don´t look out of the window. Concentrate on your work.
 
insist on
 
trvať na niečom
 
I wanted to go alone, but some friends insisted on coming with me.
spend on
minúť
How much do you spend on food each week?


verb + in
believe in
veriť
Do you believe in God?
but!
believ something/somebody
The story can´t be true. Don´t believe it.
specialize in
špecializovať sa
Helen is a lawyer. She specialises in company law.
succeed in
uspieť
I hope you succeed in finding the job you want.


verb + into
break into
vlámať sa
The robbers broke into our house last night.
crash into*
drive into*
bump into*
run into*
naraziť
He lost control of the car and crashed into a wall.
 
divide something into
 
cut (something) into
 
rozdeliť
nakrájať
The book is divided into three parts.
Cut the carrot into cubes.
translate from one language into another

Hemingway´s books have been translated into many languages.
*synonymá


verb + with
collide with
kolidovať
There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car.
fill something with
naplniť
Take this saucepan and fill it with water.
provide somebody with
poskytovať
The school provides all its students with books.




 

Cvičenie

Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou to?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou at?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou on?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou in?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou into?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou with?



Použitá literatúra:

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