No. 891 in Croatian
golova
"Golova" in Croatian means "of goals" or "goals" in the genitive plural form.
In a sentence
On je postigao tri gola u utakmici.
He scored three goals in the match.
Here, 'golova' is in the genitive case to indicate the quantity of goals scored, as the number three requires the genitive plural form of the noun.
Broj golova u tom natjecanju bio je rekordan.
The number of goals in that competition was record-breaking.
In this sentence, 'golova' modifies 'broj' to describe the total, showing its genitive plural case to indicate possession or attribute.
Golova mreža je bila oštećena tijekom utakmice.
The goal's net was damaged during the game.
Here, 'golova' is used as an adjective relating to 'mreža', describing it as belonging to or associated with the goal.
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