No. 203 in Slovak

tento

"This"

In a sentence

Tento dom je veľmi starý.
This house is very old.
The word 'tento' is used as a demonstrative pronoun to point to a specific noun (house) that is close to the speaker.
Videla som tento film minulý týždeň.
I saw this movie last week.
The word 'tento' refers to a previously mentioned or specific movie that the speaker is indicating.
Tento rok sme boli na dovolenke v Taliansku.
This year, we went on vacation to Italy.
Here, 'tento' specifies a particular year in mention, usually the ongoing or most relevant to the context.

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