No. 660 in Croatian
teška
"Teška" means "heavy" or "difficult" in English.
In a sentence
Ova torba je teška.
This bag is heavy.
In this sentence, 'teška' is an adjective used to describe the bag, indicating it has significant weight.
Odluka je bila teška.
The decision was difficult.
Here, 'teška' is used metaphorically to describe a decision, indicating it was challenging or significant in effort.
Teška vremena zahtijevaju teške odluke.
Difficult times require tough decisions.
In this example, 'teška' is employed both metaphorically and literally to express hardship and difficulty.
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