No. 609 in Croatian
prvoj
"Prvoj" is the dative or locative singular form of "prva," meaning "first" (feminine) in English.
In a sentence
Na prvoj stranici knjige je napisano ime autora.
On the first page of the book, the author's name is written.
Here, "prvoj" functions as an adjective describing "stranici" (page), indicating its ordinal relationship - the first in a series.
U prvoj smjeni radim cijeli tjedan.
I am working in the first shift the entire week.
In this example, "prvoj" describes "smjeni" (shift), indicating it is the first of multiple shifts.
Pristupio sam prvoj razini tečaja jezika.
I joined the first level of the language course.
Here, "prvoj" modifies "razini" (level), signifying its positioning as the first step in a systematic course structure.
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