No. 70 in Slovenian
nam
"Nam" in Slovenian means "to us" or "for us."
In a sentence
Profesor nam je razložil nalogo.
The teacher explained the task to us.
Here, 'nam' is used as a dative pronoun meaning 'to us' or 'for us'.
Vreme je bilo neprijazno, nam pa to ni pokvarilo razpoloženja.
The weather was unpleasant, but it did not ruin our mood.
In this sentence, 'nam' still serves as a dative pronoun, conveying 'to us', emphasizing the impact on the group.
Nam se mudi na sestanek.
We are in a hurry for the meeting.
'Nam' functions as the stressed pronoun in the dative case, indicating 'to us' in a reflexive sense, showing that the hurry pertains to 'us'.
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