No. 824 in Slovak
smrť
"Smrť" means "death" in English.
In a sentence
Smrť je prirodzenou súčasťou života.
Death is a natural part of life.
The word 'smrť' is used as a subject, representing the concept of death in general.
Bojí sa smrti, pretože nevie, čo príde potom.
He is afraid of death because he does not know what comes after.
Here 'smrť' functions as the object of 'bojí sa' (is afraid of), indicating the fear of the state of being dead.
Legenda hovorí, že smrť kráľa zasiahla celé kráľovstvo.
The legend says that the death of the king affected the entire kingdom.
In this sentence, 'smrť' is a noun describing a specific event, the death of a particular individual: the king.
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