No. 114 in Croatian
teško
"Teško" means "difficult" or "hard" in English.
In a sentence
Ove godine bilo je teško naći posao.
This year, it was difficult to find a job.
The word 'teško' is used as an adverb to describe the difficulty level of finding a job.
Teško je povjerovati da se to stvarno dogodilo.
It is hard to believe that it really happened.
The word 'teško' is used to express the challenge of accepting the truthfulness of something.
On je težak čovjek i s njime je teško raditi.
He is a difficult person, and it is hard to work with him.
In the first instance, its adjectival form 'težak' means 'difficult,' while 'teško' describes the hardship in cooperating with him.
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