No. 900 in Croatian
lagano
The Croatian word "lagano" means "lightly," "gently," or "slowly" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Jutro je bilo lagano i mirno.
The morning was light and calm.
Here, 'lagano' describes the atmosphere as being light or not intense.
Molim te, vozi lagano kroz naselje.
Please drive gently through the neighborhood.
In this context, 'lagano' is used to suggest careful or gentle driving.
Lagano sam podigao kutiju sa stola.
I gently lifted the box from the table.
Here, 'lagano' expresses the action of lifting as being done gently or softly.
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