A2 Collocation 중립

Cudzia krajina

Foreign country

A country other than one's own.

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문화적 배경

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.

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!

셀프 테스트

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

Môj brat žije už desať rokov ________.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: v cudzej krajine

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

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Select the correct sentence:

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: 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?'

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: 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 ________.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: cudzej krajine

The preposition 'v' indicates location (locative).

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시각 학습 자료

Cudzia Krajina vs. Zahraničie

Cudzia Krajina
Descriptive
Specific feeling
Zahraničie
Abstract
General direction

연습 문제 은행

4 연습 문제
Fill in the correct form of 'cudzia krajina' in the locative case. Fill Blank A2

Môj brat žije už desať rokov ________.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: v cudzej krajine

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

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A2

Select the correct sentence:

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: 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?'

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: 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 ________.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: cudzej krajine

The preposition 'v' indicates location (locative).

🎉 점수: /4

자주 묻는 질문

12 질문

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'.

관련 표현

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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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