No. 261 in Slovak

vám

"Vám" means "to you" (formal or plural) in English.

In a sentence

Môžem vám pomôcť s niečím?
Can I help you with something?
The word 'vám' is used as a polite or plural form of 'you' in the dative case.
Dám vám tieto knihy zajtra.
I will give you these books tomorrow.
Here, 'vám' again is in the dative case, representing the recipient of the action.
Ukázali vám nové možnosti?
Did they show you the new possibilities?
In this sentence, 'vám' functions as the indirect object of the verb 'showed' in its dative form.

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