No. 785 in Slovak
druh
The Slovak word "druh" means "kind," "type," "species," or "mate" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Tento druh vtákov žije v tropických oblastiach.
This kind of bird lives in tropical regions.
Here, 'druh' refers to a 'kind' or 'species', categorizing a group of birds based on biological or characteristic classification.
Je to môj druhý pokus, uvidíme ako to dopadne.
This is my second attempt, let's see how it goes.
In this sentence, 'druhý' is the ordinal form of 'druh', meaning 'second', used to indicate sequence or order.
Nezdá sa ti trochu zvláštny tento druh správania?
Doesn't this type of behavior seem somewhat strange to you?
Here, 'druh' is used to mean 'type' or 'category', describing a specific manner or form of behavior.
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