No. 138 in Slovak
bratislave
"Bratislave" is the dative or locative case of "Bratislava," meaning "to Bratislava" or "in Bratislava," referring to the capital city of Slovakia.
In a sentence
Bývam v Bratislave.
I live in Bratislava.
Here, 'v Bratislave' uses the locative case, indicating the location where the action happens.
Začal som pracovať v Bratislave.
I started working in Bratislava.
In this sentence, 'v Bratislave' again uses the locative case, describing the place of the activity.
Po návšteve Bratislavy sme sa vrátili domov.
After visiting Bratislava, we returned home.
Here, 'Bratislavy' is in the genitive case, showing possession or a relationship, as it follows the preposition 'po' meaning 'after' when used with actions or events.
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