No. 419 in Croatian
proteklih
"Proteklih" means "past" or "previous" in English.
In a sentence
U proteklih nekoliko tjedana, radili smo na novom projektu.
In the past several weeks, we have been working on a new project.
The word 'proteklih' is used here as an adjective modifying 'nekoliko tjedana' to indicate a duration in the past.
Tijekom proteklih godina, mnogo se toga promijenilo.
During the past years, many things have changed.
Here 'proteklih' describes 'godina', denoting a set period of years in the past.
Proteklih dana nije bilo vremena za odmor.
In the past days, there was no time for rest.
In this case, 'proteklih' modifies 'dana', reflecting a specific timeframe from recent days.
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