No. 599 in Croatian
nastavi
"Continue."
In a sentence
Nastavi dalje, trebamo stići na vrijeme.
Keep going, we need to arrive on time.
This usage demonstrates 'nastavi' as a verb meaning to continue or to keep going in a spatial or abstract sense.
Molim te, nastavi čitati knjigu glasno.
Please, continue reading the book aloud.
In this case, 'nastavi' is used to prompt someone to persist in an activity, showing its directive function.
Nakon pauze, nastavi gdje si stao.
After the break, continue where you left off.
Here, 'nastavi' is utilized to instruct proceeding from a previous point of interruption or pause.
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