No. 373 in Slovak
tá
The Slovak word "tá" means "that" or "the" when referring to a singular, feminine noun.
In a sentence
Tá kniha je veľmi zaujímavá.
That book is very interesting.
Here, 'tá' is a demonstrative pronoun used to specify the noun 'kniha' (book), indicating it as a particular item.
Tá, ktorú si spomínala, bola najlepšia.
The one you mentioned was the best.
In this example, 'tá' functions as a demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific previously-mentioned subject in the feminine form.
Čítam tú knihu, ktorú si mi dala.
I am reading that book you gave me.
Here, 'tá' is inflected into 'tú' to denote the accusative case in feminine singular form, specifying the object of the action.
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