No. 153 in Slovak
celom
"Celom" in Slovak means "whole" or "entirely."
In a sentence
Cez víkend sme precestovali celé Slovensko a obdivovali jeho krásy po celom území.
Over the weekend, we traveled across all of Slovakia and admired its beauty throughout its territory.
The word 'celom' is used here as an adverb, part of the adjectival form 'celý', meaning 'entire', to describe coverage over the entire area.
Mám pocit napätia v celom tele.
I feel tension throughout my entire body.
'Celom' in this sentence is used to describe the extent or totality across a physical object, the body, and relates to the pronoun 'tele' (body).
Naším cieľom je zlepšiť podmienky po celom svete.
Our goal is to improve conditions all over the world.
Here, 'celom' refers to the global extent, indicating a universal or worldwide scope.
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