No. 15 in Slovak
tak
The Slovak word "tak" means "so," "thus," "then," or "in that way" in English.
In a sentence
Tak som sa rozhodla ísť von.
So I decided to go outside.
Here, 'tak' serves as a concluding connector, akin to 'thus' or 'so' in English, presenting the result or consequence of a previous action.
Tak sa to robí!
This is how it is done!
In this sentence, 'tak' is used to express manner or method, equivalent to 'like this' or 'this way' in English.
Začalo pršať, tak som si vzal dáždnik.
It started raining, so I took an umbrella.
'Tak' acts as a coordinating conjunction, linking the cause (it started raining) with the effect (I took an umbrella), similar to 'so' in English.
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