No. 521 in Croatian
drugu
The Croatian word "drugu" means "friend" (accusative or dative case, masculine form) or "second" (feminine form, dative/accusative case).
In a sentence
Vidio sam svoju dragu prijateljicu i njezinu drugu.
I saw my dear friend and her other (friend).
In this sentence, 'drugu' is used to mean 'the other (female item or person),' serving as an attribute describing an object or individual in relation to the preceding one.
Razgovarao je s drugu o projektu.
He talked with his friend about the project.
Here, 'drugu' refers to the accusative case of 'prijatelj,' indicating the male friend as the object of the preposition.
Kupila je još jednu majicu za svoju drugu.
She bought another shirt for her friend.
In this example, 'drugu' is a possessive form meaning 'for her friend,' highlighting the dative case use indicating the recipient of the action.
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