No. 205 in Slovak

dostal

"Got" or "received."

In a sentence

Dostal som nový bicykel na moje narodeniny.
I received a new bicycle for my birthday.
The word 'dostal' here means 'received' and refers to getting something as a gift or acquirement.
On dostal trest za zlé správanie.
He got a punishment for bad behavior.
In this sentence, 'dostal' translates to 'got' and indicates receiving a consequence or penalty.
Rýchlo som dostal do cieľa ako prvý.
I got to the goal quickly as the first.
Here, 'dostal' means 'got' in the sense of reaching or achieving a destination or objective.

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