благодарение на / во врска со / во однос на
Multi-Word Prepositions
Some prepositions are made of several words: благодарение на (thanks to), во врска со (concerning), во однос на (regarding) and врз основа на (on the basis of): Благодарение на тебе, успеав. (Thanks to you, I succeeded.)
How It Works
Благодарение на: thanks to. It names a cause that helped: Благодарение на тебе, успеав. (Thanks to you, I succeeded.) For a neutral or bad cause, use поради: Поради дождот, не излеговме. (Because of the rain, we did not go out.)
Во врска со: concerning. It says what something is about and is typical of formal letters: Ви пишувам во врска со Вашето барање. (I am writing to you concerning your request.) Во врска со тоа means "in that regard".
Во однос на: regarding, compared with. Во однос на цената, немаме забелешки. (Regarding the price, we have no objections.) In the news it often compares two things: Цените се повисоки во однос на минатата година. (Prices are higher compared with last year.)
Врз основа на: on the basis of. Одлуката е донесена врз основа на анкетата. (The decision was made on the basis of the survey.)
Other phrases like these. За време на and во текот на (during), без оглед на (regardless of) and во случај на (in case of) work the same way.
Pronouns. After the last word, use the long pronoun, as after any preposition: благодарение на него, во врска со нив.
Examples (6)
- Благодарение на тебе, успеав.
Thanks to you, I succeeded.
Word by Word: Thanks on you, succeeded-I.
- Ви пишувам во врска со Вашето барање.
I am writing to you concerning your request.
Word by Word: To-you write-I in connection with your-the request.
Вашето is written with a capital letter to show politeness in a letter.
- Имам прашање во врска со утрешниот час.
I have a question about tomorrow's class.
Word by Word: Have-I question in connection with tomorrow's-the class.
- Во однос на цената, немаме забелешки.
Regarding the price, we have no objections.
Word by Word: In relation on price-the, not-have-we remarks.
- Цените се повисоки во однос на минатата година.
Prices are higher compared with last year.
Word by Word: Prices-the are higher in relation on last-the year.
- Одлуката е донесена врз основа на анкетата.
The decision was made on the basis of the survey.
Word by Word: Decision-the is brought on basis on survey-the.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out the last word.
Ви пишувам во врска Вашето барање.Ви пишувам во врска со Вашето барање.The whole phrase is во врска со. Without со, nothing links the noun to the sentence.
Using благодарение на for a bad cause.
Благодарение на дождот, го пропуштивме возот. (meaning: Because of the rain, we missed the train.)Поради дождот, го пропуштивме возот.Благодарение на means you are thankful for the cause, so the first sentence sounds ironic, as if you were glad about the rain. For a neutral or bad cause, use поради.
Using a subject pronoun after the phrase.
Благодарение на ти, успеав.Благодарение на тебе, успеав.The phrase ends in a preposition, so a pronoun after it takes its long form: тебе, него, нас.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Multi-word prepositions build on поради and според.
Related Patterns
- за време на / во текот наDuring
Two more multi-word prepositions, used for time.
Level 3 - без оглед наRegardless of
Another fixed phrase that ends in на: regardless of.
Level 5 - што се однесува доAs for
A topic phrase close in meaning to во однос на.
Level 5 - мене / тебе / него / неаFull Object Pronouns
The pronoun forms used after these phrases.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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