No. 257 in Slovak
obci
The Slovak word "obci" means "of the municipality" or "of the village" (genitive singular form of "obec").
In a sentence
V obci sa nachádza veľký park.
In the village, there is a large park.
The word "obci" refers to a location, specifically "village," in the dative case, indicating the location where something is found.
Pomáhame obci s údržbou ciest.
We are helping the municipality with road maintenance.
Here, "obci" is used in the dative case to indicate the beneficiary of the action, meaning "to the village/municipality."
Diskutovalo sa o potrebách obci.
The needs of the village were discussed.
In this sentence, "obci" is in the dative case, showing the focus of the discussion, essentially "about the village."
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