No. 549 in Croatian
izvan
"Out of" or "outside."
In a sentence
Ovaj restoran se nalazi izvan grada.
This restaurant is located outside the city.
The word 'izvan' indicates something being outside of a particular area—in this case, the city.
Izvan radnog vremena, volim se baviti sportom.
Outside of working hours, I enjoy doing sports.
The word 'izvan' here is used to describe a period outside of certain hours, specifically working hours.
Izvan svih očekivanja, uspjeli smo završiti projekt na vrijeme.
Beyond all expectations, we managed to finish the project on time.
In this sentence, 'izvan' expresses the sense of 'beyond', indicating a situation exceeding certain limits, in this case, expectations.
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