No. 972 in Croatian
iza
"Behind."
In a sentence
Pas se skriva iza kuće.
The dog is hiding behind the house.
Here, 'iza' is a preposition that means 'behind,' indicating a location being on the far side relative to the house.
Iza napornog rada dolazi zasluženi odmor.
After hard work comes well-deserved rest.
In this sentence, 'iza' functions as a preposition indicating a temporal sequence, meaning 'after.'
Ne gledaj iza sebe dok hodaš po šumi.
Don’t look behind you while walking in the forest.
Here, 'iza' is used with 'sebe' to indicate a direction or location at the back side of the subject, implying 'behind you.'
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