No. 508 in Slovak

hlavným

"Main" or "primary."

In a sentence

Hlavným cieľom tejto schôdze je vyriešiť aktuálne problémy.
The main goal of this meeting is to resolve current issues.
In this sentence, 'hlavným' is the instrumental case of the adjective 'hlavný', modifying 'cieľom' to indicate the primary goal of the meeting.
Je hlavným kuchárom v renomovanej reštaurácii.
He is the head chef at a renowned restaurant.
Here, 'hlavným' is used as an instrumental case to identify the primary or head position in a professional setting.
Hlavným dôvodom oneskorenia bola neočakávaná dopravná situácia.
The main reason for the delay was an unexpected traffic situation.
'Hlavným' is again in the instrumental case, describing the main reason for an event.

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