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81 [osemdesiatjeden] Minulý čas 1

to write	písať
He wrote a letter.	Písal list.
And she wrote a card.	A ona písala pohľadnicu.
to read	čítať
He read a magazine.	Ćítal časopis.
And she read a book.	A ona čítala knihu.
to take	vziať, zobrať
He took a cigarette.	Vzal si cigaretu.
She took a piece of chocolate.	Vzala si kúsok čokolády.
He was disloyal, but she was loyal.	On bol neverný, ale ona bola verná.
He was lazy, but she was hard-working.	On bol lenivý, ale ona bola usilovná.
He was poor, but she was rich.	On bol chudobný, ale ona bola bohatá.
He had no money, only debts.	Nemal peniaze, ale dlhy.
He had no luck, only bad luck.	Nemal šťastie, ale smolu.
He had no success, only failure.	Nemal úspech, ale neúspech.
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied.	Nebol spokojný, ale nespokojný.
He was not happy, but sad.	Nebol šťastný, ale nešťastný.
He was not friendly, but unfriendly.	Nebol sympatický, ale nesympatický.

The history of linguistics

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