No. 648 in Croatian
poruku
"Poruku" means "message" in English.
In a sentence
Primio sam poruku od prijatelja.
I received a message from a friend.
In this sentence, 'poruku' is used as the direct object of the verb 'primiti' (to receive). It is in the accusative case, indicating the object of an action.
Molim vas, ostavite poruku nakon što zazvoni zvono.
Please leave a message after the beep.
Here, 'poruku' appears as the direct object of 'ostaviti' (to leave). It serves a similar function, specifying what is to be left.
Poslao sam poruku kako bih objasnio situaciju.
I sent a message to explain the situation.
In this context, 'poruku' again acts as the direct object of the verb 'poslati' (to send), indicating the item being sent.
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