No. 164 in Slovak
päť
The Slovak word "päť" means "five" in English.
In a sentence
Mám päť kníh.
I have five books.
Here, 'päť' is used as a cardinal number to indicate the quantity of books.
Na hodine matematiky sme sa učili o päťuholníkoch.
In the math class, we learned about pentagons.
In this sentence, 'päť' is part of the word 'päťuholníkoch', which means 'pentagons', referring to five-sided polygons.
Stretol som priateľa po päť rokoch.
I met a friend after five years.
Here, 'päť' indicates a period of five years, demonstrating temporal usage.
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