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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