뜻
Water with great depth
문화적 배경
Water safety is a major part of elementary education due to the many rivers and lakes. Most Slovaks learn to swim early. There is a pride in 'surviving' a difficult start. Being 'thrown into deep water' is often seen as a test of character. The 'Vodník' (Water Goblin) is a mythical creature said to live in deep waters, often portrayed as dangerous to those who can't swim. The distinction between 'hlboká' (deep) and 'plytká' (shallow) is one of the first adjective pairs children learn.
Gender Agreement
Always check if the noun is feminine. Voda is feminine, so it's always hlboká (not hlboký).
Safety First
If you see 'Hlboká voda' on a sign in Slovakia, take it seriously. It often means there are dangerous currents.
뜻
Water with great depth
Gender Agreement
Always check if the noun is feminine. Voda is feminine, so it's always hlboká (not hlboký).
Safety First
If you see 'Hlboká voda' on a sign in Slovakia, take it seriously. It often means there are dangerous currents.
Work Idiom
Use 'hodili ma do hlbokej vody' in job interviews to show you can handle stress and learn quickly.
Still Waters
If someone is quiet, don't call them 'hlboká voda'. Call them 'tichá voda'.
셀프 테스트
Fill in the correct form of 'hlboká voda'.
V tomto jazere je veľmi ______ ______.
The sentence needs the nominative case as it is the subject/complement.
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly?
How do you say 'They threw me into the deep end'?
The preposition 'do' (into) is used with the genitive case.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You are warning a child at the beach.
This is a standard literal warning.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Aký bol tvoj prvý deň v škole? B: Náročný, učiteľ ma hneď ______.
The idiom fits the context of a difficult first day.
🎉 점수: /4
시각 학습 자료
Depth Comparison
연습 문제 은행
4 연습 문제V tomto jazere je veľmi ______ ______.
The sentence needs the nominative case as it is the subject/complement.
How do you say 'They threw me into the deep end'?
The preposition 'do' (into) is used with the genitive case.
Situation: You are warning a child at the beach.
This is a standard literal warning.
A: Aký bol tvoj prvý deň v škole? B: Náročný, učiteľ ma hneď ______.
The idiom fits the context of a difficult first day.
🎉 점수: /4
자주 묻는 질문
10 질문Not necessarily. While it implies a challenge, 'surviving' it is seen as a positive achievement.
No, for that use 'hlboký rozhovor'.
Use 'do hlbokej vody'.
The opposite is 'plytká voda' (shallow water).
Yes, Czech (hluboká voda) and Polish (głęboka woda) use it very similarly.
Yes, 'hlboké more' means 'deep sea'.
That is the genitive, dative, or locative case for feminine adjectives.
Slang often uses 'hodiť do toho' (to throw into it) without mentioning water.
Yes, 'hlboký tanier' is a soup plate, but note the gender change to masculine.
The literal version is A1; the idiomatic version is B1.
관련 표현
tichá voda
similarStill water (a quiet person)
plytká voda
contrastShallow water
ísť do hĺbky
builds onTo go into depth
voda, čo ma drží nad vodou
specialized formThe water that keeps me afloat
mútiť vodu
similarTo stir the waters
