No. 759 in Croatian
novoj
"Novoj" is the dative or locative singular form of the adjective "nov" in Croatian, meaning "new" in English.
In a sentence
Idem u školu u novoj zgradi.
I am going to the school in the new building.
Here 'novoj' is the locative case of the adjective 'novi' (meaning 'new') agreeing in gender and number with 'zgradi' ('building').
Radujem se novoj godini.
I am looking forward to the new year.
In this sentence, 'novoj' is the dative case of the adjective 'novi', agreeing with 'godini' ('year'), which is the object of the preposition.
Ona je dobila novu haljinu za novoj proslavi.
She got a new dress for the new celebration.
Here, 'novoj' is the locative case describing 'proslavi' ('celebration') as the location or context of the preposition.
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