No. 212 in Croatian
metara
"Metara" is the genitive plural or accusative plural form of "metar," meaning "meters" (units of length).
In a sentence
Ta planina je visoka nekoliko metara.
That mountain is a few meters tall.
The word 'metara' here is used to indicate a measurement of height in the genitive plural form.
Udaljenost do tog mjesta je nekoliko metara.
The distance to that place is a few meters.
In this sentence, 'metara' is used to describe a distance, again in the genitive plural form indicating a quantity.
Dodao je još pet metara užeta.
He added another five meters of rope.
Here, 'metara' is used to quantify length and modify the noun 'užeta' in the genitive plural form due to the numerical expression.
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