No. 747 in Croatian
lani
The Croatian word "lani" means "last year" in English.
In a sentence
Lani smo bili na odmoru u Hrvatskoj.
Last year we were on vacation in Croatia.
In this sentence, 'lani' denotes the time frame of 'last year' and sets temporal context for the action.
Ona je lani završila fakultet i odmah se zaposlila.
She graduated from college last year and immediately got a job.
Here, 'lani' again means 'last year' and specifies the period in which the action of graduating occurred.
Ptice koje su lani bile ovdje sada se sele na jug.
The birds that were here last year are now migrating south.
'Lani' in this example refers to 'last year' to indicate when the specific event of the birds being there took place.
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