No. 8 in Croatian

ne

"Ne" in Croatian means "no" in English.

In a sentence

Ne želim ići danas u trgovinu.
I don't want to go to the store today.
The word 'ne' is used as a negation to negate the verb 'željeti' (to want), forming the negative sentence.
To nije točno.
That is not correct.
Here, 'ne' is part of the form 'nije', which is the negation of the verb 'je' (is), expressing a negative statement.
Ne, hvala.
No, thank you.
In this sentence, 'ne' is used as an interjection meaning 'no' to politely refuse something.

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