No. 315 in Croatian
ovoj
The Croatian word "ovoj" means "this" in dative or locative singular form (feminine gender).
In a sentence
Zahvali se ovoj osobi na pomoći.
Thank this person for their help.
'Ovoj' is used as a dative case form of the demonstrative pronoun, referring to a third-person subject 'this person' in the feminine singular.
Prišao je ovoj kući tiho.
He approached this house quietly.
'Ovoj' serves as a locative case form, indicating a location or entity being approached, referring to a feminine singular noun 'house.'
Poklonila je cvijeće ovoj prijateljici.
She gifted flowers to this friend.
'Ovoj' is again in the dative case, emphasizing the recipient of an action, specifying a feminine singular noun 'friend.'
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