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Croatian frequency list

No. 795 in Croatian

bivši

"Former" or "ex."

In a sentence

  • Moj bivši kolega sada radi u drugoj tvrtki.

    My former colleague now works at another company.

    Here, 'bivši' is used to denote someone who used to be a colleague in the past but is not currently.

  • Ona se preselila iz bivše Jugoslavije.

    She moved from the former Yugoslavia.

    In this sentence, 'bivše' describes a previous state or era, referring to the geographical and political entity that no longer exists.

  • Marko često govori o svojoj bivšoj djevojci.

    Marko often talks about his ex-girlfriend.

    Here, 'bivša' is used to refer to a past romantic relationship, indicating someone who was a partner previously.

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