Editing Locative case (section)

====Slovak====
The [[Slovak language]] uses the locative case to denote location ({{lang|sk|na Slovensku}}, 'in Slovakia'), but as in the [[Russian language]], the locative case may be used after certain prepositions with meanings other than location ({{lang|sk|o Bratislave}}, 'about Bratislava, {{lang|sk|po revolúcii}}, 'after the revolution'). Cases other than the locative may be used to denote location in Slovak as well ({{lang|sk|U Milana}}, 'at Milan's house' -genitive, or {{lang|sk|nad stolom}}, 'above the table' -instrumental). A preposition must always be used with this case.

There are several different locative endings in Slovak:
* '''-e''' Used for singular nouns of all genders (except masculine animate), e.g. {{lang|sk|stôl → o stole, láska → v láske, mesto → po meste}}.
* '''-u''' Used for:
** Masculine inanimate singular nouns ending in a [[velar consonant]], e.g. {{lang|sk|hliník → o hliníku, mozog → v mozgu, bok → na boku, vzduch → vo vzduchu}}, or a [[glottal consonant]], e.g. {{lang|sk|hloh → po hlohu}}
** All neuter singular nouns ending in ''-kV, -chV, -iV, -uV'' (V being ''o'' or ''um''), e.g. {{lang|sk|jablko → v jablku, ucho → na uchu, akvárium → pri akváriu, vákuum → vo vákuu}}
* '''-i''' Used for:
** Masculine inanimate nouns ending in a soft consonant (''c, č, ď, dz, dž, j, ľ, ň, š, ť, ž''), e.g. {{lang|sk|ovládač}} ("remote") → {{lang|sk|o ovládači}} ("about the remote"), {{lang|sk|tŕň → v tŕni}}
** Feminine nouns ending in a soft consonant or a soft consonant followed by ''a'', e.g. {{lang|sk|vôňa → o vôni}}, {{lang|sk|kosť}} ("bone") → {{lang|sk|o kosti}} ("about bone")
** Feminine nouns ending in -ia or -ea, e.g. {{lang|sk|Mária → na Márii, Andrea → v Andrei}}
** Neuter nouns ending in -e or -{{Not a typo|ie}}, e.g. {{lang|sk|srdce → pri srdci}}
* '''-í''' used for neuter nouns ending in -{{Not a typo|ie}}, e.g. {{lang|sk|vysvedčenie → na vysvedčení}}
* '''-ovi''' used for masculine animate nouns, e.g. {{lang|sk|chlap → o chlapovi, hrdina → po hrdinovi}}
* '''-om''' used for masculine and neuter singular adjectives: {{lang|sk|pekný/pekné → o peknom}}
* '''-ej''' used for feminine singular adjectives and feminine nouns ending in -á: {{lang|sk|pekná gazdiná → na peknej gazdinej}}
* '''-m''' used for masculine animate nouns following the kuli pattern (being most names in -i, -y etc.), e.g. {{lang|sk|Harry → o Harrym}}
* '''-och''' used for masculine nouns in plural, e.g. {{lang|sk|malí chlapi → o malých chlapoch}}
* '''-ách''' used for plural feminine and neuter nouns, e.g. {{lang|sk|ženy}} ("women") → {{lang|sk|o ženách}} ("about women"). There are variations:
** '''-ach''' used when the preceding vowel is long or a diphthong (''ia, ie, iu, ô''), e.g. {{lang|sk|lásky → v láskach, dielo → pri dielach}}
** '''-iach''' used after soft consonants, e.g. {{lang|sk|schopnosť → o schopnostiach, srdce → v srdciach}}
* '''-ích / -ých''' Used for plural adjectives of all genders, e.g. {{lang|sk|malé obchody}} ("small shops") → {{lang|sk|v malých obchodoch}} ("in small shops"), with the variation:
** '''-ich / -ych''' when the preceding vowel is long: {{lang|sk|rýchle autá}} ("fast cars") → {{lang|sk|o rýchlych autách}} ("about fast cars")

See also [[Slovak declension]] for declension patterns for all Slovak grammatical cases, including locative.