No. 921 in Slovak
vakcína
A "vaccine."
In a sentence
Dnes som dostal vakcínu proti chrípke.
Today, I received the flu vaccine.
The word 'vakcína' is used as a direct object, denoting the vaccine received by the person.
Výskumníci vyvíjajú novú vakcínu na ochranu pred vírusmi.
Researchers are developing a new vaccine to protect against viruses.
Here, 'vakcína' is a noun used to describe the medical product under development.
Účinnosť vakcíny bola potvrdená rozsiahlymi štúdiami.
The effectiveness of the vaccine was confirmed by extensive studies.
In this example, 'vakcíny' is in the genitive case, indicating possession, as it is referring to the effectiveness of the vaccine.
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