v + Accusative (Days)
Days of the Week
Days of the week take v with the accusative: v pondelok, v stredu, vo štvrtok, v sobotu, v nedeľu.
How It Works
| Day | On that day |
|---|---|
| pondelok | v pondelok |
| utorok | v utorok |
| streda | v stredu |
| štvrtok | vo štvrtok |
| piatok | v piatok |
| sobota | v sobotu |
| nedeľa | v nedeľu |
Why these forms. This is the accusative. Inanimate masculine days do not change, and feminine days take -u. Vo before štvrtok follows the rule in prepositions with an extra vowel.
Related time phrases. For every Monday, use no preposition: každý pondelok (see how long and how often). For the weekend, use cez víkend. Times of day can follow the day: v stredu večer (on Wednesday evening).
Months and seasons use different patterns; see months and seasons.
Examples (6)
- V pondelok idem k lekárovi.
On Monday I'm going to the doctor.
Word by Word: On Monday I-go to doctor.
- Vo štvrtok máme hodinu angličtiny.
On Thursday we have an English lesson.
Word by Word: On Thursday we-have lesson of-English.
Štvrtok takes vo.
- V sobotu ideme na výlet.
On Saturday we're going on a trip.
Word by Word: On Saturday we-go onto trip.
Sobota becomes sobotu.
- Čo robíš v nedeľu?
What are you doing on Sunday?
Word by Word: What you-do on Sunday?
Nedeľa becomes nedeľu.
- V stredu večer mám čas.
I'm free on Wednesday evening.
Word by Word: On Wednesday evening I-have time.
- Každý piatok chodím plávať.
I go swimming every Friday.
Word by Word: Every Friday I-go to-swim.
With každý, no preposition is used.
Common Mistakes
Using v before štvrtok.
V štvrtok mám čas.Vo štvrtok mám čas.Štvrtok starts with the group štv, which contains v, so v becomes vo.
Using the locative for days.
Príď v nedeli.Príď v nedeľu.Slovak uses the accusative for days: v nedeľu. The locative form belongs to Czech, not Slovak.
Leaving a feminine day in the nominative.
V sobota ideme von.V sobotu ideme von.Feminine days change -a to -u after v: sobota becomes sobotu.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before Days of the Week, learn Feminine Accusative in -u. Feminine day names show accusative -u: v stredu, v sobotu.
Related Patterns
- Prepositions With an Extra Vowel
Explains why štvrtok takes vo.
Level 2 - Months and Seasons
Months and seasons use v with the locative or na with the accusative.
Level 2 - How Long and How Often
Každý pondelok uses the accusative without a preposition.
Level 3 - cez + AccusativeThrough and Over: Cez
Cez víkend means over the weekend.
Level 3 - Saying the Date
Full dates such as prvého mája use the genitive with no preposition.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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