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 + about/of
dream about
keď spíš
I dreamt about you last night.
dream about/ofbeing something/doing something
predstavovať si
Do you dream about/of being rich and famous?

I would never dream of it. = nikdy by som to neurobil



hear about
niečo nám bolo povedané
Did you hear about what happened at the club?
hear of
vedieť, že niekto/niečo existuje
„Who is Tom?“ „I have no idea. I´ve never heard of him.“
hear from
dostať list, správu, telefonát, ...
„Have you heard from Jane recently?“ „Yes, she phoned me a few weeks ago.“



think about
rozmýšľať nad niečím, uvažovať o niečom, mať to neustále na mysli
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.“
think of
práve ma niečo napadlo

vyjadrenie názoru
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.“
think of/about
rozmýšľame, že niečo urobíme
My sister is thinking of/about going to Canada.



remind somebody about
pripomenúť niekomu, aby nezabudol
I´m glad you remind me about the meeting.
remind somebody of
spôsobiť niekomu, aby si spomenul
Look at this photograph of Tom. Who does he remind you of? (Koho ti pripomína?)



complain to somebody about
sťažovať sa, keď nie si spokojný
We complained to the manager of the restaurant about the food.
complain of
sťaťovať sa na chorobu, bolesť,...
We called the doctor because George was complaining of a pain in his stomach.



warn (somebody) about
varovať pred vecou, osobou, ktorá je zlá
I knew he was a strange person. I had been warned about him.
Vicky warned me about the traffic.
warn (somebody) about/of
varovať pred nebezpečenstvom, ktoré sa môže stať neskôr
Scientists have warned us about/of the effects of global warming.


verb + about
talk about
read about
know about
tell (somebody) about
hovoriť o
čítať o
vedieť o
povedať o
We talked about a lot of things at the meeting.
Did you know about Eric?
Tell me about your problem.
have a discussion about
diskutovať
We had a discussion about what we should do.
but!
We discussed a lot of things at the meeting. (bez predložky)
do (something) about
urobiť niečo na zlepšenie zlej situácie
If you´re worried about the problem, you should do something about it.


care about, care for, take care of, look after – starať sa
care about somebody/something
myslieť si, že niekto/niečo je dôležité
She is generous. She cares about others.
care what/where/how ...
bez predložky
You can do what you like. I don´t care what you do.
care for* somebody/something

Alan is 85 and lives alone. He needs somebody to care for him.
take care of *

Have a nice holiday. Take care of yourself.
look after*

You can borrow this book, but you must promise to look after it.
*synonymá


verb + for
ask (somebody) for
požiadať
I wrote to the company asking them for more information about the job.
but!
asked him the way to... . She asked me my name. (bez predložky)
apply for
uchádzať sa o (zamestnanie)
I think you´d be good at this job. Why don´t you apply for it?
wait for

Don´t wait for me, I´ll join you later.
look for*
search for*
hľadať
I´ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look for them?
pay (somebody) for
platiť za
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.
thank (somebody) for
forgive (somebody) for
ďakovať
odpustiť
Thank you for the help.
I´ll never forgive them for what they did.
apologise (to somebody) for
ospravedlniť sa niekomu za
When I realised I was wrong, I apologised (to them) for my mistake.
blame somebody/something for
obviniť niekoho/niečo
Everybody blamed me for the accident.
*synonymá


verb + of
accuse (somebody) of
suspect (somebody) of
 
obviniť

podozrievať
 
She accused me of being selfish.

Some students were suspected of cheating in the exam.
approve of
disapprove of
schvaľovať
neschvaľovať
His parents don´t approve of what he does.
die of/from
zomrieť na
He died of a heart attack.
consist of
skladať sa z
We had an enormous meal. It consisted of seven courses.


verb + from
suffer from
trpieť chorobou
The number of people suffer from heart disease.
protect somebody/something from/against
chrániť niekoho/niečo pred
Sun block protects the skin from/against the sun.




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