No. 937 in Croatian
samog
"Samog" is the genitive singular form of "sam," meaning "of the self" or "of alone."
In a sentence
Čuo sam zvuk samog tišine.
I heard the sound of silence itself.
Here, 'samog' is used to emphasize the essence of the noun it describes (silence).
Uživao sam u osjećaju samog mira.
I enjoyed the feeling of peace itself.
In this context, 'samog' intensifies the noun (peace) to highlight its purity.
To je ljepota samog stvaranja.
That is the beauty of creation itself.
'Samog' serves to single out and stress the intrinsic value of the noun (creation).
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