When you're just starting out in Slovenian, knowing common adverbs like hitro (quickly) is really useful. These words help you describe how actions happen, making your sentences more detailed even with a small vocabulary. It's an A1 word because it's fundamental for basic communication.
You'll often hear and use hitro in everyday conversations, whether you're talking about someone walking fast or something happening without delay. Mastering such basic adverbs early on gives you a good foundation for building more complex sentences later.
§ What 'hitro' means
- DEFINITION
- The Slovenian word hitro is an adverb. It means 'quickly' or 'fast' in English.
You will use hitro to describe how an action is performed. For example, if someone is running fast, you would use hitro to describe their running.
§ How to use it in a sentence
Hitro is an adverb, so it typically modifies verbs, telling you how an action is done. It doesn't change its form based on gender, number, or case, which makes it easier to use than some other Slovenian words.
Here are some common ways to use hitro:
- To describe speed of movement:
Teče zelo hitro.
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- He/She runs very quickly.
Avto pelje hitro po avtocesti.
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- The car drives fast on the highway.
- To describe the speed of an action or process:
Uči se hitro.
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- He/She learns quickly.
Naredi to nalogo hitro!
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- Do this task quickly!
- In common phrases:
Čas hitro mine.
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- Time passes quickly.
§ Related words
While hitro is an adverb, it comes from the adjective 'hiter' (fast). Knowing both can help you understand and form more sentences.
- ADJECTIVE
- hiter (masculine, singular): fast
- ADJECTIVE
- hitra (feminine, singular): fast
- ADJECTIVE
- hitro (neuter, singular): fast (same form as the adverb)
The neuter form of the adjective 'hitro' is identical to the adverb. You can tell the difference by how it's used in a sentence:
To je hitro delo.
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- This is fast work. (Here, 'hitro' is an adjective describing 'delo' - work, which is neuter.)
On dela hitro.
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- He works quickly. (Here, 'hitro' is an adverb describing 'dela' - works.)
स्तर के अनुसार उदाहरण
Ona vedno hitro teče.
She always runs quickly.
Prosim, govori malo hitreje.
Please, speak a little faster.
Čas hitro mineva, ko se zabavamo.
Time passes quickly when we have fun.
Moram hitro končati to nalogo.
I need to finish this task quickly.
Vlak je pripeljal zelo hitro.
The train arrived very quickly.
Uči se hitro, ker je pameten.
He learns quickly because he is smart.
Pripravili so večerjo hitro in okusno.
They prepared dinner quickly and deliciously.
Želim hitro oditi domov.
I want to go home quickly.
खुद को परखो 6 सवाल
Write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) describing a fast-paced urban environment. Use 'hitro' at least once in its adverbial form.
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Sample answer
V sodobnem mestu življenje teče zelo hitro. Promet je neprestano živahen, ljudje pa se gibljejo s hitrimi koraki. Vsakdanji ritem je pogosto intenziven in zahteven.
Describe a situation where someone had to react quickly to an unexpected event. Use 'hitro' at least once.
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Sample answer
Ko je na cesto nenadoma skočila žival, je voznik moral hitro reagirati. Instinktivno je zavrl, s čimer je preprečil nesrečo. To je bil primer, ko je hitra odzivnost rešila situacijo.
Write a short critique of a public service that you feel is either too slow or too fast in its operations. Use 'hitro' to describe the speed, or lack thereof.
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Sample answer
Menim, da je poštna storitev včasih preveč počasna. Ko pričakujem pomemben paket, se zdi, da se čas premika zelo počasi, medtem ko bi se moral premikati hitro. Za izboljšanje bi morali delovati bolj hitro in učinkovito.
Kaj je eden glavnih izzivov hitrega širjenja informacij v digitalni dobi?
Read this passage:
V digitalni dobi se informacije širijo izjemno hitro. Novice, ki so bile nekoč dostopne šele po nekaj urah, so zdaj na voljo v trenutku. To omogoča takojšnje obveščanje, vendar prinaša tudi izziv preverjanja verodostojnosti podatkov, saj se lahko neresnične informacije prav tako hitro razširijo.
Kaj je eden glavnih izzivov hitrega širjenja informacij v digitalni dobi?
Besedilo jasno navaja, da 'prinaša tudi izziv preverjanja verodostojnosti podatkov', kar je neposreden odgovor na vprašanje.
Besedilo jasno navaja, da 'prinaša tudi izziv preverjanja verodostojnosti podatkov', kar je neposreden odgovor na vprašanje.
Zakaj je pri teku na kratke proge pomembna hitrost reakcij?
Read this passage:
Športniki pogosto trenirajo z visoko intenzivnostjo, da bi izboljšali svojo hitrost in vzdržljivost. Pri teku na kratke proge je ključno, da so reakcije starta izjemno hitre. Dolgotrajni in dosledni treningi omogočajo telesu, da se hitreje odziva na dražljaje in se prilagodi ekstremnim naporom.
Zakaj je pri teku na kratke proge pomembna hitrost reakcij?
V besedilu piše: 'Pri teku na kratke proge je ključno, da so reakcije starta izjemno hitre' in 'Dolgotrajni in dosledni treningi omogočajo telesu, da se hitreje odziva na dražljaje'.
V besedilu piše: 'Pri teku na kratke proge je ključno, da so reakcije starta izjemno hitre' in 'Dolgotrajni in dosledni treningi omogočajo telesu, da se hitreje odziva na dražljaje'.
Kateri izzivi se pojavljajo ob hitrem razvoju umetne inteligence?
Read this passage:
Razvoj umetne inteligence se odvija presenetljivo hitro. Algoritmi postajajo vse bolj kompleksni in sposobni obdelovati ogromne količine podatkov v minimalnem času. Ta hitrost omogoča reševanje problemov, ki so bili pred nekaj leti še nepredstavljivi, a hkrati postavlja vprašanja o etičnih dilemah in prihodnosti dela.
Kateri izzivi se pojavljajo ob hitrem razvoju umetne inteligence?
Besedilo navaja, da hitrost razvoja umetne inteligence 'postavlja vprašanja o etičnih dilemah in prihodnosti dela'.
Besedilo navaja, da hitrost razvoja umetne inteligence 'postavlja vprašanja o etičnih dilemah in prihodnosti dela'.
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