No. 138 in Croatian
broja
"Broja" is the genitive or accusative singular form of "broj," meaning "number" in English.
In a sentence
Broja telefona se ne sjećam.
I don't remember the phone number.
Here, 'broja' is used in the genitive case to indicate possession or association with 'telefona' (telephone)
Imam dva broja u imeniku.
I have two numbers in the address book.
In this sentence, 'broja' is used in the singular genitive case after a number greater than one (- dva, two -).
Čeker bogatog broja plodova leži na stolu.
A basket of a large amount of fruits lies on the table.
Here, 'broja' expresses the concept of 'number' or 'amount' in the genitive singular possesive sense.
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