No. 798 in Croatian
jer
"Jer" means "because" in English.
In a sentence
Volim ovaj grad jer ima prekrasne plaže.
I love this city because it has beautiful beaches.
In this context, 'jer' is used to introduce a cause or reason for the statement.
Prozor je bio zatvoren jer je napolju bilo hladno.
The window was closed because it was cold outside.
Here, 'jer' explains the reason behind the action mentioned in the first part of the sentence.
Nisam došao na sastanak jer sam bio bolestan.
I did not come to the meeting because I was sick.
In this sentence, 'jer' illustrates the cause of the speaker's inability to attend the meeting.
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