No. 710 in Croatian
putu
The Croatian word "putu" is the dative/locative singular form of "put," which means "road," "way," or "path" in English.
In a sentence
Nalazimo se na putu prema moru.
We are on the way to the sea.
In this sentence, 'putu' is in the locative case and means 'on the way', referring to a path, road, or journey.
Naš pas šeta po putu svako jutro.
Our dog walks on the path every morning.
Here, 'putu' is in the locative case and is used to describe a physical pathway or roadway.
Skloni se s puta, dolazi automobil.
Get off the road, a car is coming.
In this example, 'puta' is in the genitive case for direct objects to indicate removal from a 'path' or 'road'.
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