od / do / brez + Genitive

From Up to and Without

Level 2

Od and do mark boundaries and take the genitive; brez expresses absence and also takes the genitive.

How It Works

Od and do mark boundaries and take the genitive; brez expresses absence and also takes the genitive. Their meanings differ even though their case requirement is shared.

In od osmih do štirih, the time expressions are genitive forms selected by both prepositions. In brez sladkorja, no missing English article needs to be supplied. Negating the sentence does not give these prepositions a different case.

Examples (3)

  1. Delam od osmih do štirih.

    I work from eight to four.

  2. Grem do postaje.

    I am going as far as the station.

  3. Pijem kavo brez sladkorja.

    I drink coffee without sugar.

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od / do / brez + GenitiveLevel 2From Up to and Without

Learn This First

Use genitive forms consistently after these governing prepositions.

Words in This Pattern

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