No. 769 in Slovak
nato
The Slovak word "nato" means "after that" or "then" in English.
In a sentence
Otočil sa nato, aby videl, kto vošiel.
He turned towards it to see who entered.
Here 'nato' is used as a preposition meaning 'towards it, on it' indicating a direction or focus.
Najskôr sme sa pripravili, nato sme vyrazili na cestu.
First, we prepared, and then we set out on the journey.
In this context, 'nato' acts as a conjunctive adverb meaning 'and then, after that,' showing a sequence of actions.
Nato na neho začali kričať.
Following that, they started shouting at him.
In this example, 'nato' is used as an adverb meaning 'following that, at that moment,' referring to a temporal connection.
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