No. 145 in Croatian
svijetu
"Svijetu" means "world" in the dative or locative case in Croatian.
In a sentence
Ljudi u svijetu trebaju više međusobno suosjećanja.
People in the world need more compassion for each other.
Here, 'svijetu' is in the dative case, indicating a location or entity to which something pertains, translated as 'in the world'.
Ona je poznata širom svijetu.
She is well-known throughout the world.
In this sentence, 'svijetu' is again in the dative case, used to express the scope or extent ('throughout the world').
Putuje po svijetu tražeći avanturu.
He travels around the world seeking adventure.
Here, 'svijetu' appears in the locative case, indicating 'around the world' or 'within the world' depending on the preposition used ('po').
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