No. 191 in Croatian
dodao
"Added" (past tense of "add").
In a sentence
Dodao je knjigu na policu.
He added a book to the shelf.
In this sentence, 'dodao' refers to the action of placing an object (a book) onto another object (shelf), conveying the basic meaning of 'to add' or 'to place.'
Dodao je da je vrlo zadovoljan rezultatima.
He added that he is very satisfied with the results.
Here, 'dodao' is used in the sense of continuing or supplementing speech, acting as 'he added' when introducing further commentary or explanation.
Juha je bila ukusna kad sam joj dodao začine.
The soup was tasty when I added spices to it.
In this context, 'dodao' describes the incorporation of an additional element (spices) into another entity (soup), highlighting the use of the verb in culinary contexts.
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