No. 71 in Slovak
tomu
The Slovak word "tomu" means "to that" or "to him/it" (dative form).
In a sentence
Verím tomu, čo hovoríte.
I believe what you are saying.
Here, 'tomu' is a dative form used to indicate the object of belief.
Blížime sa k tomu domu.
We are approaching that house.
Here, 'tomu' modifies 'domu' to specify it specifically, acting as a demonstrative pronoun.
Proti tomu argumentu nemám čo povedať.
I have nothing to say against that argument.
Here, 'tomu' modifies 'argumentu', specifying it as the argument being referred to.
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