No. 327 in Croatian
početkom
"Početkom" means "at the beginning of" in English.
In a sentence
Početkom mjeseca, završili smo važan projekt.
At the beginning of the month, we completed an important project.
The word 'početkom' is used here to denote the time period at the start of the mentioned month.
Početkom puta smo naišli na znakove za opasnost.
At the start of the trip, we came across warning signs.
Here, 'početkom' indicates the beginning of the journey or trip.
Radovi su započeli početkom tjedna.
The works began at the start of the week.
In this case, 'početkom' refers to the commencement period of the week.
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