No. 673 in Croatian
dobiva
"Dobiva" means "gets" or "receives" in English.
In a sentence
On dobiva pismo svaki tjedan.
He receives a letter every week.
The word 'dobiva' in this sentence shows the third person singular present tense form of 'dobiti', meaning 'to receive', showcasing its use for describing habitual actions.
Tijekom borbe, sportaš dobiva bolne udarce.
During the fight, the athlete receives painful hits.
Here, 'dobiva' denotes receiving something (in this case hits) in real-time or ongoing context, emphasizing the action happening as described.
Učenik dobiva izvrsne ocjene za svoje eseje.
The student receives excellent grades for their essays.
In this example, 'dobiva' is used to express receiving something favorable regularly or as a result of one's actions.
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