No. 252 in Croatian
prvu
"Prvu" means "first" (feminine singular accusative) in English.
In a sentence
Prvu knjigu koju sam pročitao bila je vrlo inspirativna.
The first book I read was very inspiring.
The word 'prvu' is an accusative feminine singular form of the adjective 'prvi', meaning 'first', agreeing with 'knjigu', which is a feminine noun in the accusative case.
Prvu osobu koju sam sreo na zabavi već od ranije poznajem.
The first person I met at the party I already knew from before.
Here, 'prvu' modifies 'osobu', which is a feminine noun in the accusative case, and 'prvu' agrees in gender, case, and number.
Naučila je prvu lekciju za ispit.
She learned the first lesson for the exam.
The usage of 'prvu' in this sentence corresponds to the feminine accusative singular form, modifying 'lekciju', aligning in grammatical agreement.
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