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No. 157 in Croatian

čini

"Čini" in Croatian means "does," "makes," or "spells" depending on context.

In a sentence

  • Čini mi se da je danas sunčan dan.

    It seems to me that today is a sunny day.

    Here, 'čini' is used with the reflexive pronoun 'se' to mean 'it seems'.

  • Pomažem ženi koja čini dobra dela.

    I help the woman who does good deeds.

    Here, 'čini' is used as a verb meaning 'does' or 'performs', describing an action by the subject.

  • Neka te tvoja odluka ne čini nesretnim.

    Let your decision not make you unhappy.

    In this sentence, 'čini' is used as a causative verb meaning 'makes' or 'causes someone to be'.

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