No. 638 in Slovak
som
"Som" means "I am" in English.
In a sentence
Ja som učiteľ.
I am a teacher.
The word 'som' functions as the first person singular present tense of the verb 'to be', indicating a state of being a teacher.
Ráno som vstal skoro.
In the morning, I woke up early.
Here, 'som' serves as the auxiliary verb indicating the first person singular in the past tense formation.
Ak by som vedel, povedal by som ti.
If I knew, I would tell you.
In this sentence, 'som' is part of the conditional mood construction, used to express hypothetical situations.
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