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THE DECLENTION DIFFICULTIES
The name comes from the fruit of the beech tree.It sounds a little bit French with the accent on the last syllable.What does the sound of ®iri remind you of ? Honey? Doughnut? Probably not.More likely of a saw or a drilling machine.
The problem comes with the use of the word for Slovenes. There are many variations of the word.For example:
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V ®iri - to ®iri iz ®irov - from ®iri v ®ireh - in ®iri proti ®irem - towards ®iri nad ®irmi - above ®iri |
The people of ®iri are called ®IROVCI but are sometimes mistaken for ®IROVÈANI or even ®IRCI.You see.It is very difficult even for educated people on TV or radio. Not to mention the children at school. |
Is ®iri a town or a village? Something in the middle.Is it known to
Slovenes? It is known for Alpina, the shoe factory.®iri is on the border of three
regions. So when we listen to the weather forecast, we know we will get a little bit of
everything.
-some rain from Gorenjska
-some wind from Notranjska
-the sunshine from Primorska
®iri is surrounded by hills, forests and meadows.
Come and visit us one day!
Katja Bogataj 8.a and Alja Kavèiè 8.d,
mentor Irena Rakovec Poljan¹ek
¹ol. l. 1998/99