No. 371 in Croatian

ivan

"Ivan" is a common Croatian male given name, equivalent to "John" in English.

In a sentence

Ivan je došao kući rano.
Ivan came home early.
'Ivan' is used here as a proper noun, referring to a person's name, specifically the subject of the sentence.
Razgovarala sam s Ivanom o našim planovima.
I talked with Ivan about our plans.
'Ivanom' is the instrumental case of the noun 'Ivan', used when discussing actions performed by or with someone.
To je Ivanov bicikl.
That is Ivan's bicycle.
'Ivanov' is the possessive form of 'Ivan', indicating ownership of the bicycle.

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