kot / od

Comparison Targets

Level 4

Kot introduces a comparison target and can precede a phrase or clause.

How It Works

Kot introduces a comparison target and can precede a phrase or clause. Od takes the genitive when introducing a comparative target. Their grammatical constructions differ.

Od requires a genitive noun phrase, as in od Marka. Kot can compare a person, a time or a larger clause without imposing that same prepositional genitive rule. Select one construction and keep its required form.

Examples (3)

  1. Ana je starejša od Marka.

    Ana is older than Marko.

  2. Ana je starejša kot Marko.

    Ana is older than Marko.

  3. Tukaj je tišje kot doma.

    It is quieter here than at home.

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kot / odLevel 4Comparison Targets

Learn This First

Contrast a kot comparison with od governing a genitive phrase.

Words in This Pattern

kotod