This is the 110th most frequent Croatian word.
godinu
The Croatian word "godinu" means "year" (accusative singular form).
In this case, "godina" is in the nominative case, and refers to a period of time in a descriptive statement.
Prošla je cijela godina od našeg zadnjeg susreta.
A whole year has passed since our last meeting.
Here, "godinu" is a number complement that expresses the direct object for the measure of time.
Imam godinu dana iskustva.
I have one year of experience.
Here, "godini" is in the dative case, showing the indirect object of the verb.