No. 361 in Croatian
počeo
"Počeo" means "started" or "began" in English.
In a sentence
Počeo je raditi jučer.
He started working yesterday.
In this sentence, 'počeo' is used to indicate the beginning of an action performed by a male subject, specifically the action of working.
Počeo sam čitati novu knjigu.
I started reading a new book.
Here, 'počeo' is used in the first person singular form to express the initiation of the action of reading.
Dječak je počeo plakati kad je pao.
The boy started crying when he fell.
The word 'počeo' denotes the beginning of the boy's crying as a reaction to falling.
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