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.
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verb + about/of
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dream about
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keď spíš
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I dreamt about you last night.
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dream about/ofbeing something/doing something
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predstavovať si
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Do you dream about/of being rich and famous?
I would never dream of it. = nikdy by som to neurobil
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hear about
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niečo nám bolo povedané
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Did you hear about what happened at the club?
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hear of
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vedieť, že niekto/niečo existuje
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„Who is Tom?“ „I have no idea. I´ve never heard of him.“
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hear from
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dostať list, správu, telefonát, ...
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„Have you heard from Jane recently?“ „Yes, she phoned me a few weeks ago.“
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think about
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rozmýšľať nad niečím, uvažovať o niečom, mať to neustále na mysli
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I´ve thought about what you said and I´ve decided to take your advice.
„Will you lend me the money?“ „I´ll think about it.“
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think of
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práve ma niečo napadlo
vyjadrenie názoru
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He told me his name, but I can´t think of it now.
That´s a good idea. Why didn´t I think of that?
„What did you think of the film?“ „I didn´t think much of it.“
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think of/about
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rozmýšľame, že niečo urobíme
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My sister is thinking of/about going to Canada.
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remind somebody about
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pripomenúť niekomu, aby nezabudol
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I´m glad you remind me about the meeting.
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remind somebody of
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spôsobiť niekomu, aby si spomenul
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Look at this photograph of Tom. Who does he remind you of? (Koho ti pripomína?)
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complain to somebody about
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sťažovať sa, keď nie si spokojný
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We complained to the manager of the restaurant about the food.
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complain of
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sťaťovať sa na chorobu, bolesť,...
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We called the doctor because George was complaining of a pain in his stomach.
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warn (somebody) about
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varovať pred vecou, osobou, ktorá je zlá
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I knew he was a strange person. I had been warned about him.
Vicky warned me about the traffic.
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warn (somebody) about/of
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varovať pred nebezpečenstvom, ktoré sa môže stať neskôr
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Scientists have warned us about/of the effects of global warming.
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verb + about
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talk about
read about
know about
tell (somebody) about
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hovoriť o
čítať o
vedieť o
povedať o
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We talked about a lot of things at the meeting.
Did you know about Eric?
Tell me about your problem.
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have a discussion about
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diskutovať
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We had a discussion about what we should do.
but!
We discussed a lot of things at the meeting. (bez predložky)
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do (something) about
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urobiť niečo na zlepšenie zlej situácie
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If you´re worried about the problem, you should do something about it.
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care about, care for, take care of, look after – starať sa
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care about somebody/something
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myslieť si, že niekto/niečo je dôležité
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She is generous. She cares about others.
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care what/where/how ...
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bez predložky
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You can do what you like. I don´t care what you do.
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care for* somebody/something
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Alan is 85 and lives alone. He needs somebody to care for him.
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take care of *
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Have a nice holiday. Take care of yourself.
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look after*
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You can borrow this book, but you must promise to look after it.
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*synonymá
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verb + for
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ask (somebody) for
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požiadať
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I wrote to the company asking them for more information about the job.
but!
I asked him the way to... . She asked me my name. (bez predložky)
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apply for
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uchádzať sa o (zamestnanie)
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I think you´d be good at this job. Why don´t you apply for it?
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wait for
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Don´t wait for me, I´ll join you later.
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look for*
search for*
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hľadať
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I´ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look for them?
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pay (somebody) for
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platiť za
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I didn´t have enough money to pay for the meal.
but!
pay a bill/a fine/tax/rent = bez predložky
I didn´t have enough money to pay the bill.
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thank (somebody) for
forgive (somebody) for
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ďakovať
odpustiť
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Thank you for the help.
I´ll never forgive them for what they did.
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apologise (to somebody) for
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ospravedlniť sa niekomu za
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When I realised I was wrong, I apologised (to them) for my mistake.
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blame somebody/something for
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obviniť niekoho/niečo
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Everybody blamed me for the accident.
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verb + of
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accuse (somebody) of
suspect (somebody) of
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obviniť
podozrievať
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She accused me of being selfish.
Some students were suspected of cheating in the exam.
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approve of
disapprove of
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schvaľovať
neschvaľovať
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His parents don´t approve of what he does.
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die of/from
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zomrieť na
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He died of a heart attack.
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consist of
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skladať sa z
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We had an enormous meal. It consisted of seven courses.
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verb + from
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suffer from
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trpieť chorobou
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The number of people suffer from heart disease.
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protect somebody/something from/against
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chrániť niekoho/niečo pred
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Sun block protects the skin from/against the sun.
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Cvičenie
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou about?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou of?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou for?
Ktoré slovesá používame s predložkou from?
Použitá literatúra:
Murphy, R.: English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2004