No. 390 in Croatian
naravno
"Naravno" means "of course" in English.
In a sentence
Naravno da ćemo sutra ići na izlet.
Of course, we will go on an excursion tomorrow.
Here, 'naravno' is used as a conversational term to express agreement or affirmation, commonly meaning 'of course'.
Pitali su me želim li kavu, a ja sam naravno pristala.
They asked me if I would like coffee, and of course, I agreed.
In this case, 'naravno' emphasizes the naturalness or expectedness of the response, implying 'naturally' or 'of course'.
Naravno, uvijek možeš računati na mene.
Certainly, you can always count on me.
Here, 'naravno' is used to affirm support or reassurance, indicating certainty or agreement, translatable to 'certainly' or 'of course'.
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