No. 500 in Croatian
počela
The Croatian word "počela" means "began" or "started" (past tense of "početi").
In a sentence
Jučer je Ana počela čitati novu knjigu.
Yesterday, Ana started reading a new book.
In this sentence, 'počela' is used to indicate the commencement of an action (starting to read).
Prošle godine počela je raditi u novoj tvrtki.
Last year, she started working at a new company.
Here, 'počela' indicates the beginning of an activity (starting to work).
Kiša je počela padati prije sat vremena.
The rain started falling an hour ago.
In this example, 'počela' signifies the initiation of a natural phenomenon (starting to rain).
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