disponovať / zaoberať sa + Instrumental
Verbs with the Instrumental
Formal verbs with the instrumental: disponovať (have at one's disposal), zaoberať sa (deal with), pohŕdať (despise), riadiť sa (follow rules), oplývať (abound in), vyznačovať sa (be marked by).
How It Works
The verbs. All of them take the instrumental directly:
- disponovať (have available, have at one's disposal): Hotel disponuje vlastným parkoviskom.
- zaoberať sa (deal with, study): zaoberať sa otázkou, zaoberať sa históriou
- pohŕdať (despise): pohŕdať peniazmi
- riadiť sa (follow, be guided by): riadiť sa pokynmi
- oplývať (abound in): oplývať prírodnými krásami
- vyznačovať sa (be marked by): vyznačovať sa kvalitou
No preposition. In the instrumental for means too, the case alone carries the meaning. Do not add s, which means together with: zaoberať sa otázkou, not zaoberať sa s otázkou.
Register. These verbs are typical of reports, hotel and product descriptions and official letters. In speech people usually say mať instead of disponovať, and riešiť instead of zaoberať sa. They fit the nominal style of formal Slovak.
For becoming something with the instrumental, see stať sa.
Examples (6)
- Hotel disponuje vlastným parkoviskom.
The hotel has its own car park.
Word by Word: Hotel disposes own car-park.
- Komisia sa zaoberá touto otázkou.
The committee is dealing with this question.
Word by Word: Committee self deals this question.
- Mesto disponuje veľkým rozpočtom.
The city has a large budget available.
Word by Word: City disposes large budget.
- Pohŕdal každým, kto mal iný názor.
He despised anyone who had a different opinion.
Word by Word: He-despised everyone, who had other opinion.
- Musíte sa riadiť pokynmi personálu.
You must follow the staff's instructions.
Word by Word: You-must self guide by-instructions of-staff.
- Slovensko oplýva prírodnými krásami.
Slovakia abounds in natural beauty.
Word by Word: Slovakia abounds natural beauties.
Common Mistakes
Adding the preposition s.
Komisia sa zaoberá s touto otázkou.Komisia sa zaoberá touto otázkou.Zaoberať sa takes the bare instrumental. S means together with and does not belong here.
Using the accusative after disponovať.
Hotel disponuje vlastné parkovisko.Hotel disponuje vlastným parkoviskom.Disponovať takes the instrumental: vlastné parkovisko → vlastným parkoviskom.
Using the accusative after pohŕdať.
Pohŕdal všetkých.Pohŕdal všetkými.Pohŕdať takes the instrumental: všetci → všetkými.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before Verbs With the Instrumental, learn Instrumental Singular Endings. These verbs take the instrumental.
Related Patterns
- The Instrumental for Means
Another use of the bare instrumental without a preposition.
Level 2 - stať sa + InstrumentalBecoming Something
Another verb that takes the instrumental.
Level 3 - vyhnúť sa / zabrániť / čeliť + DativeFormal Verbs with the Dative
Parallel list of formal verbs that take the dative.
Level 5 - zbaviť sa / dotknúť sa / dožiť sa + GenitiveMore Verbs with the Genitive
Parallel list of formal verbs that take the genitive.
Level 5 - Nominal Style
These verbs are typical of formal, noun-heavy writing.
Level 5
Words in This Pattern
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