No. 468 in Slovenian
tekem
"Tekem" is the first-person singular instrumental form of "tek" in Slovenian, which translates to "running" or "run" in English.
In a sentence
Rad grem na nogometne tekme.
I like going to football matches.
In this sentence, 'tekme' is the plural form of the noun 'tekma', meaning 'match'. It refers to sporting matches or competitions.
Pogovarjali smo se o rezultatih zadnjih tekem.
We discussed the results of the recent matches.
Here, 'tekem' is in the genitive plural form of 'tekma', used when indicating possession or specific relation, like 'results of the matches'.
Med vikendom ni nobenih zanimivih tekem.
There are no interesting matches during the weekend.
In this context, 'tekem' is also in the genitive plural form, describing an absence of 'matches' (plural), here applied to emphasize the lack of events.
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