This is the 821st most frequent Slovak word.
rodine
"Rodine" is the dative form of "rodina," meaning "family" in English.
The word 'rodine' is used in the locative case, indicating the location or context related to 'family.'
V našej rodine je veľa zvykov.
There are many traditions in our family.
The word 'rodine' here is in the dative case, showing the indirect object (to whom the gift is intended).
Kúpila som darček pre rodine.
I bought a gift for the family.
'Rodine' is in the dative case again, used here to indicate the entity with whom the action of talking occurred.