No. 764 in Croatian
otpada
"Otpada" in English means "waste" or "trash."
In a sentence
Kontejner za otpad se nalazi iza zgrade.
The trash container is located behind the building.
Here, 'otpad' refers to waste or garbage.
Malo smeća otpada prilikom čišćenja starih papira.
A little waste falls off while cleaning old papers.
In this sentence, 'otpada' functions as the verb form meaning to fall off or be discarded.
Postrojenja za reciklažu obrađuju razne vrste otpada.
Recycling plants process various types of waste.
Here, 'otpada' is used in the genitive case plural meaning types of waste.
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