1 Prepositions & Their Cases

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[Verse 1]
When you want to show where something's coming from
Use genitive case, that's how it's done
Od means from, do means until
Iz means out of, climb up that hill
Brez is without, med during time
Poleg beside, zaradi's the rhyme for because of

[Chorus]
Prepositions tell us where and how
Five different cases, learn them now
Genitive, dative, accusative too
Locative, instrumental, they'll guide you through
Remember the cases, remember the way
Slovenian prepositions every day

[Verse 2]
Dative case with just three friends
K and h toward, where movement tends
Proti means against or toward the light
Kljub means despite, you'll get it right

[Chorus]
Prepositions tell us where and how
Five different cases, learn them now
Genitive, dative, accusative too
Locative, instrumental, they'll guide you through
Remember the cases, remember the way
Slovenian prepositions every day

[Verse 3]
Accusative shows the motion's there
V and na when moving through the air
Into and onto, that's the key
Čez means across, skozi through you see
Za means for, remember this song
Motion with accusative, you can't go wrong

[Verse 4]
But when you're sitting, standing still
Locative case will fit the bill
V and na for location staying
O means about, what you're saying
Pri means at or near the place
Po means after, along the space

[Bridge]
Instrumental case, the final one
S and z with, the job gets done
Med between them, nad above
Pod below them, with much love
Pred in front and za behind
These prepositions, keep in mind

[Chorus]
Prepositions tell us where and how
Five different cases, learn them now
Genitive, dative, accusative too
Locative, instrumental, they'll guide you through
Remember the cases, remember the way
Slovenian prepositions every day

[Outro]
V with motion, accusative
V with location, locative
Like Russian language, same old trick
These Slovenian cases, they will stick

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