No. 160 in Slovak
petra
"Petra" is a Slovak female given name, equivalent to "Petra" in English.
In a sentence
Petra je moja blízka priateľka.
Petra is my close friend.
Here, 'Petra' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Navštívili sme starobylé miesto Petru v Jordánsku.
We visited the ancient site Petra in Jordan.
In this instance, 'Petru' refers to the name of an archaeological site in Jordan, used in its accusative form due to the verb 'visit'.
Petra kameňa bola hladká a chladivá.
The surface of the stone was smooth and cool.
Here, 'Petra' means 'of the stone' as a genitive form of the word 'kameň,' referring to a relation or belonging.
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