No. 645 in Croatian

petka

The Croatian word "petka" can mean "Friday" (colloquial) or "a grade of five" (highest grade in school).

In a sentence

U petak idem na koncert.
On Friday, I am going to a concert.
In this sentence, 'petka' is used in the nominative case to mean 'Friday'.
Kupila sam petku olovaka.
I bought a pack of pencils.
Here, 'petka' is used to denote a set or pack of five items, common in colloquial usage.
Danas sam dobila petku iz matematike.
Today I received a five in mathematics.
'Petka' here refers to the highest grade or mark (the number five) in the Croatian grading system.

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