No. 748 in Croatian

ljeto

Summer.

In a sentence

Ljeto je najtoplije godišnje doba.
Summer is the warmest season.
The word 'ljeto' is used here as a noun to describe the season 'summer'.
Jedva čekam ljeto da odem na more.
I can't wait for summer to go to the sea.
Here, 'ljeto' refers to the time of year, expressing anticipation for the season.
U ljetu uživam u dugim šetnjama plažom.
In the summer, I enjoy long walks on the beach.
In this context, 'ljetu' is the locative case of 'ljeto', used to denote the time when the action takes place.

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