No. 682 in Croatian
javne
"Javne" means "public" in English.
In a sentence
Javne ustanove često pružaju usluge građanima.
Public institutions often provide services to citizens.
The word 'javne' is used as an adjective modifying 'ustanove', meaning public institutions, emphasizing the public nature of these entities.
Na javnim mjestima potrebno je poštovati pravila.
In public places, it is necessary to follow the rules.
Here, 'javnim' is the dative plural form of 'javne', describing 'mjesta', to indicate public places.
Proširili su dostupnost javne rasvjete u selu.
They expanded the availability of public lighting in the village.
'Javne' serves as an adjective describing 'rasvjete', meaning public lighting.
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