Pri angleščini nas lahko hitro zavedejo podobni izrazi, slovnična pravila ali besedni red. Še posebej takrat, ko razmišljamo po slovensko.
Preverite svoje znanje s kratkim kvizom.
1. Whether ali if?
- I’m wondering whether to have the fish or the beef.
- I’m wondering if to have the fish or the beef.
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Pravilno: I’m wondering whether to have the fish or the beef.
Razlaga: Whether uporabimo pred nedoločnikom (to + glagol), kadar izražamo odločanje med možnostmi.
Primer: I can't decide whether to buy the flat or not.
If uporabljamo tudi za izražanje pogoja: I'll pay you double if you get the work finished by Monday.
V posrednih vprašanjih sta pogosto pravilni obe možnosti: Do you know if/whether she is coming?
2. Last ali take?
- A) How long does it last you to get to work?
- B) How long does it take you to get to work?
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Pravilno: How long does it take you to get to work?
Razlaga: Take uporabljamo, ko povemo, koliko časa potrebujemo za neko opravilo ali dejavnost. Primer: It takes me half an hour to get home from work.
Last pa uporabljamo, ko govorimo o trajanju dogodka ali dejavnosti. Primer: The film lasts two hours.
3. Could / able to?
- The restaurant was crowded, but in the end we were able to find an empty table.
- The restaurant was crowded, but in the end we could find an empty table.
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Pravilno: The restaurant was crowded, but in the end we were able to find an empty table.
Razlaga: Could običajno uporabljamo za splošne sposobnosti v preteklosti. Primer: When I was younger, I could run very fast.
Kadar pa govorimo o uspešno opravljenem dejanju v določeni pretekli situaciji, običajno uporabimo was/were able to ali managed to. Primer: Although I twisted my ankle, I was still able to walk down the hill.
Pozor: Pri zanikanju lahko pogosto uporabimo obe obliki: I couldn't / wasn't able to find an empty table.
4. I go often / I often go
- I go often to the gym.
- I often go to the gym.
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Pravilno: I often go to the gym.
Razlaga: Prislove pogostosti, kot so always, usually, often, sometimes in never, običajno postavimo pred glavni glagol. Primer: She usually drinks coffee in the morning.
Pri glagolu be pa stojijo za njim: He is always late.
Pazite, da besednega reda ne prenesete neposredno iz slovenščine!
5. Married to ali married with?
- He is married with a doctor.
- He is married to a doctor.
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Pravilno: He is married to a doctor.
Razlaga: Čeprav v slovenščini rečemo »poročen z nekom«, v angleščini uporabimo predlog to. Primer: She has been married to Mark for ten years.
Zapomnite si: be married to someone.
6. Discuss ali discuss about?
- Let's discuss about the new project during our next meeting.
- Let's discuss the new project during our next meeting.
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Pravilno: Let's discuss the new project during our next meeting.
Razlaga: Glagol discuss že pomeni razpravljati o nečem, zato predloga about ne dodajamo, kadar mu neposredno sledi predmet razprave. Primer: We need to discuss the problem.
Če pa uporabimo glagol talk, potrebujemo predlog about: Let's talk about the problem.
7. Anything ali nothing?
Kateri stavek je pravilen?
- I didn't know anything about the new project.
- I didn't know nothing about the new project.
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Pravilno: I didn't know anything about the new project.
Razlaga: V standardni angleščini pri običajnem zanikanju ne uporabljamo dvojnega zanikanja, kot ga poznamo v slovenščini.
V takšnih zanikanih stavkih uporabimo anything: I don't know anything about it.
Če pa uporabimo nothing, glagola ne zanikamo: I know nothing about it.
Na maturi ni pomembno le znanje, ampak tudi njegova uporaba
Ste pravilno rešili vseh sedem primerov? Pri maturi iz angleščine ni dovolj, da slovnična pravila samo poznate. Pomembno je, da jih znate pravilno uporabiti pri pisanju in govorjenju.
Na Lingulini pripravi na maturo iz angleščine dijaki utrjujejo slovnico in besedišče, vadijo maturitetne naloge ter se pripravljajo na pisni in ustni del izpita. Z veliko aktivnega govorjenja pridobivajo tudi samozavest za ustni nastop.
Začnemo 27. novembra. S pravočasno pripravo so dijaki spomladi bolj samozavestni in manj v stresu.
