No. 276 in Slovak
veku
"Veku" in Slovak means "of age" or "of the age."
In a sentence
Študenti vo veku dvadsať rokov sa rozprávali o budúcnosti.
Students at the age of twenty were talking about the future.
Here, 'veku' is used to indicate age, specifically 'at the age of'.
Múzeum uchováva artefakty z rôznych historických vekov.
The museum preserves artifacts from various historical ages.
In this sentence, 'vekov' is the genitive plural form of 'vek' and refers to eras or periods of time (ages).
Starší ľudia majú mnoho skúseností z ich veku.
Older people have many experiences from their age.
Here, 'veku' is used to describe the period of life or maturity related to age.
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