Bedeutung
Standard physical action.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The fear of 'prepih' (draft) is a major cultural driver for closing doors. It is considered rude to leave a door open if it creates a draft. In older Alpine houses, doors are small and heavy to keep the heat in. Closing them properly is a sign of a well-managed household. In apartment buildings (bloki), it is common to close the main entrance door quietly to not disturb neighbors. Slovenian shops are very punctual. When they say they 'zaprejo vrata' at 20:00, they often lock them exactly at that time.
The 'Vi' Rule
Always use 'Zaprite vrata' with people you don't know well. It's a small change that shows great respect.
The Prepih Factor
If you leave a door open in a Slovenian home, expect someone to ask you to close it within 30 seconds!
Bedeutung
Standard physical action.
The 'Vi' Rule
Always use 'Zaprite vrata' with people you don't know well. It's a small change that shows great respect.
The Prepih Factor
If you leave a door open in a Slovenian home, expect someone to ask you to close it within 30 seconds!
Always Plural
Remember that 'vrata' is always plural. You never say 'vrat' for one door.
Quietly does it
Slamming doors (zaloputniti) is considered very aggressive in Slovenian culture.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'zapreti' (imperative).
Marko, prosim ________ vrata!
Since we are addressing 'Marko' (informal singular), we use 'zapri'.
Which sentence is correct for a formal situation?
You are in a meeting with your boss.
'Zaprite' is the formal 'Vi' form, and adding 'prosim' (please) makes it polite.
Match the Slovenian phrase with its English translation.
Match the following:
These are the four basic states of a door in Slovenian.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Zunaj je mraz. B: Se strinjam. Ali lahko ________?
If it is cold (mraz), the logical action is to close the door.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Zapreti vs. Zakleniti
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenMarko, prosim ________ vrata!
Since we are addressing 'Marko' (informal singular), we use 'zapri'.
You are in a meeting with your boss.
'Zaprite' is the formal 'Vi' form, and adding 'prosim' (please) makes it polite.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the four basic states of a door in Slovenian.
A: Zunaj je mraz. B: Se strinjam. Ali lahko ________?
If it is cold (mraz), the logical action is to close the door.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, 'zapreti knjigo' is perfectly correct and very common.
'Zapreti' is for a single, completed action. 'Zapirati' is for an ongoing or repeated action.
Neither! It is neuter plural (pluralia tantum).
You say 'Vrata so zaprta'.
Yes, 'zapreti oči' is the standard way to say 'close your eyes'.
In many Slovenian dialects, the final 'i' in infinitives is dropped in spoken language.
No, it just means to shut them. To lock, you must use 'zakleniti'.
Yes, 'zapreti program' or 'zapreti okno' is standard technical Slovenian.
It means 'to close a bank account'.
Only if you say it to someone you should address formally (using 'Vi'). To a friend, it is normal.
Verwandte Redewendungen
odpreti vrata
contrastTo open the door
zakleniti vrata
specialized formTo lock the door
pripreti vrata
similarTo leave the door ajar
zaloputniti vrata
specialized formTo slam the door
vratar
builds onDoorman / Goalkeeper
