10.2 – ‘at’ a location
‘at’
If you want to say ‘at’ in Czech…
- when we want to say ‘in’ we use the preposition v LOC
- when we want to say ‘on’ we use the preposition na LOC
- when we want to say ‘at’, Czech uses either v LOC or na LOC, depending largely on rules (see Prepositions v and na for further review of these prepositions and an explanation of the rules)
- when we want to say ‘at a person’s place’, then we use the preposition u GEN
These rules are summarized in the chart:
|
‘from’ (odkud) source |
‘at’ (kde) location |
‘to’ (kam) destination |
v word |
z GEN jdu z hospody |
v LOC jsem v hospodě |
do GEN jdu do hospody |
na word |
z GEN jdu z koncertu |
na LOC jsem na koncertě |
na ACC jdu na koncert |
person, certain types of locations |
od GEN jdu od Pavla |
u GEN jsem u Pavla |
k DAT jdu k Pavlovi |
Například:
Dneska večer budu v hospodě.
‘Tonight I will be at the pub.’
Včera jsme byly na koncertě.
‘We were at a concert yesterday.’
V sobotu bude party u Pavla.
‘On Saturday there will be a party at Pavel’s (house, place, etc.).’
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