No. 936 in Slovak
čom
"Čom" is the locative form of "čo," meaning "what" in English, used to indicate "in what" or "about what."
In a sentence
Na čom pracuješ momentálne?
What are you currently working on?
The word "čom" functions as a question word within the context of "on what" referring to an activity or subject.
V škole sa učíme o čom snívali starí Gréci.
At school, we are learning about what the ancient Greeks dreamed of.
Here, "čom" is used to introduce the topic "what" in the context of information being discussed or learned.
Na čom záleží v živote, je šťastie.
What matters in life is happiness.
In this sentence, "čom" forms part of a phrase indicating something of importance or relevance in a specific context.
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