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glad
Adjectives
glad; (mať rád) to like
Among the most common Slovak adjectives (#11). Browse the list
How to use it
English “to like” is not one Slovak verb. Use mať rád for a thing or person, and rád + a verb for an activity. Páčiť sa and ľúbiť cover nearby meanings.
In a sentence
mať + rád + noun — liking
Mám rád knihy.
I like books.
rád + verb — like doing
Rád čítam knihy.
I like reading books.
Other
Rád by som si dal koláč ako dezert.
I'd like to have cake for dessert.
Pedro má motorku a rád na nej jazdí.
Pedro has a motorcycle and loves to ride it.
Examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Adverbs
gladly; with pleasure; (mať rád) to like
Among the most common Slovak adverbs (#606). Browse the list
In a sentence
Rád by som si dal koláč ako dezert.
I'd like to have cake for dessert.
Pedro má motorku a rád na nej jazdí.
Pedro has a motorcycle and loves to ride it.
Nikdy som nemal rád biológiu.
I never liked biology.
Mám rád čokoládovú zmrzlinu!
I like chocolate ice cream!
Examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Source
Slovak National Corpus (SNK) ↗English gloss from the frequency publish path. Includes Tatoeba example sentences when present.
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