No. 569 in Slovak
strán
The Slovak word "strán" is the genitive plural form of "strana," meaning "sides" or "pages" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Kniha má 200 strán.
The book has 200 pages.
The word "strán" in this sentence refers to "pages" of a book, used as the genitive plural form in Slovak.
Poznám názory oboch strán.
I know the opinions of both parties.
Here "strán" means "sides" or "parties" in a discussion or conflict, again in the genitive plural form.
Táto téma sa týka viacerých strán.
This topic concerns multiple parties.
In this sentence, "strán" indicates "sides" or entities involved in a topic, used in the genitive plural case.
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