No. 184 in Croatian
prve
"Prve" means "first" in English, as the feminine plural form.
In a sentence
Ovo je jedna od prvih knjiga koje sam ikad pročitao.
This is one of the first books I ever read.
Here, 'prvih' is the feminine plural genitive form of 'prvi', used to describe 'knjiga', indicating 'one of the first'.
Prve ptice ujutro pjevaju najglasnije.
The first birds in the morning sing the loudest.
Here, 'Prve' is the feminine plural nominative form of 'prvi', referring to 'ptice', to denote 'the first'.
Ovo su moje prve cipele iz djetinjstva.
These are my first shoes from childhood.
In this sentence, 'prve' is the feminine plural nominative form of 'prvi', matching 'cipele' to signify 'the first' owned by the speaker.
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