No. 158 in Croatian
bolnice
"Hospitals."
In a sentence
Bolnice u gradu su dobro opremljene.
The hospitals in the city are well-equipped.
In this sentence, 'bolnice' is in the nominative plural form, referring to hospitals in general in the city.
Išla je do bolnice kako bi posjetila prijatelja.
She went to the hospital to visit a friend.
Here, 'bolnice' is in the genitive singular form, used to indicate direction towards the hospital.
Vidio sam novu zgradu bolnice.
I saw the new building of the hospital.
In this context, 'bolnice' is in the genitive singular form, specifying possession related to the hospital.
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