No. 635 in Croatian
krenuo
"Started" or "set off."
In a sentence
Krenuo sam u školu rano ujutro.
I set off to school early in the morning.
The word 'krenuo' here is used to denote the beginning of a journey or movement towards school.
Večer je krenula s lijepom večerom.
The evening began with a lovely dinner.
In this sentence, 'krenula' (feminine form) is used metaphorically to describe the beginning of an event, the evening.
On je krenuo učiti novi jezik.
He has started learning a new language.
Here, 'krenuo' illustrates the initiation of an activity, specifically learning.
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