A2 Collocation خنثی

Cudzia krajina

Foreign country

معنی

A country other than one's own.

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زمینه فرهنگی

Slovaks have a long history of 'drotárstvo' (tinkering), where men traveled to 'cudzie krajiny' to fix pots and pans. This makes the concept of working abroad a deep part of the national psyche. Since joining the EU, the 'foreignness' of neighboring countries like Austria or Czechia has decreased, but they are still technically 'cudzie krajiny'. For many Slovaks, North America was the ultimate 'cudzia krajina' during the 20th-century waves of emigration. It represented both loss and opportunity. Modern Slovak 'digital nomads' often use this phrase to describe their lifestyle of hopping between 'cudzie krajiny' while working remotely.

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Soft Adjective Rule

Remember that 'cudzí' ends in -ia for feminine. Don't say 'cudzá'!

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Preposition Choice

Use 'v' for being there and 'do' for going there. Both change the case of the phrase.

معنی

A country other than one's own.

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Soft Adjective Rule

Remember that 'cudzí' ends in -ia for feminine. Don't say 'cudzá'!

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Preposition Choice

Use 'v' for being there and 'do' for going there. Both change the case of the phrase.

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Sound like a Native

Use 'v cudzine' for general talk about being abroad, and 'v cudzej krajine' when you want to be more descriptive or emotional.

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The 'Cudzinec' connection

A 'cudzinec' is a person from a 'cudzia krajina'. They share the same root!

خودت رو بسنج

Fill in the correct form of 'cudzia krajina' in the locative case.

Môj brat žije už desať rokov ________.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: v cudzej krajine

The preposition 'v' (in) requires the locative case.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Select the correct sentence:

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Cestujem do cudzej krajiny.

'Do' requires the genitive case. The genitive of 'cudzia krajina' is 'cudzej krajiny'.

Match the phrase to the situation.

Where would you most likely hear: 'Aké sú dane v cudzej krajine?'

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: At a tax office/consultancy

This is a formal question about financial regulations abroad.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Prečo sa sťahuješ? B: Chcem vyskúšať život v ________.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: cudzej krajine

The preposition 'v' indicates location (locative).

🎉 امتیاز: /4

ابزارهای بصری یادگیری

Cudzia Krajina vs. Zahraničie

Cudzia Krajina
Descriptive
Specific feeling
Zahraničie
Abstract
General direction

بانک تمرین

4 تمرین‌ها
Fill in the correct form of 'cudzia krajina' in the locative case. جای خالی A2

Môj brat žije už desať rokov ________.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: v cudzej krajine

The preposition 'v' (in) requires the locative case.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A2

Select the correct sentence:

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Cestujem do cudzej krajiny.

'Do' requires the genitive case. The genitive of 'cudzia krajina' is 'cudzej krajiny'.

Match the phrase to the situation. situation_matching B1

Where would you most likely hear: 'Aké sú dane v cudzej krajine?'

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: At a tax office/consultancy

This is a formal question about financial regulations abroad.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

A: Prečo sa sťahuješ? B: Chcem vyskúšať život v ________.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: cudzej krajine

The preposition 'v' indicates location (locative).

🎉 امتیاز: /4

سوالات متداول

12 سوال

It is neutral. You can use it with friends or in a newspaper.

'Zahraničie' is a general noun for 'abroad'. 'Cudzia krajina' refers to a specific (though unnamed) foreign country.

No, for a person you must use 'cudzinec' (foreigner).

Som z cudzej krajiny.

It can also mean 'someone else's' (e.g., cudzie auto - someone else's car).

It is 'cudzia' with a short 'a' at the end because of the rhythmic law (though 'ia' is a diphthong).

Yes, but 'cudzia zem' sounds more poetic or biblical.

Cudzie krajiny.

Z cudzích krajín.

Yes, to refer to foreign markets or jurisdictions.

Because 'cudzí' is a soft adjective, and the locative feminine ending for soft adjectives is -ej.

No, for a city you would say 'cudzie mesto'.

عبارات مرتبط

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v cudzine

similar

abroad

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cudzinec

builds on

foreigner

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zahraničie

synonym

abroad / foreign countries

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rodná krajina

contrast

native country

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cudzie jazyky

similar

foreign languages

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za hranicami

similar

beyond the borders

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