podstate

This is the 808th most frequent Slovak word.


podstate

"Podstate" in Slovak means "essence" or "substance."


Here, 'v podstate' is used as an adverbial phrase meaning 'basically'.

V podstate som súhlasil s jeho návrhom.

Basically, I agreed with his proposal.


Here, 'podstaty' is used as a noun in genitive case, meaning 'of the essence'.

Táto otázka sa týka samotnej podstaty problému.

This question pertains to the very essence of the problem.


In this case, 'z podstate' is used in the sense of 'from the essence' or 'by the nature'.

Z podstate veci vyplýva, že to nemôžeme zmeniť.

By the essence of the matter, it comes that we cannot change it.