No. 926 in Croatian
preminula
"Preminula" means "deceased" in English.
In a sentence
Moja baka je preminula prošle godine.
My grandmother passed away last year.
In this sentence, 'preminula' is used as a feminine singular past participle of the verb 'preminuti', indicating the passing away of a female subject.
Saznali smo da je preminula prije nekoliko tjedana.
We learned that she passed away a few weeks ago.
Here, 'preminula' again refers to a past event regarding the passing of a female entity, used in a reported speech context.
Vijest da je preminula pogodila je mnoge.
The news of her passing affected many.
In this case, 'preminula' denotes a past event of death involving a female, contextualized as the subject of a reported occurrence.
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