No. 91 in Croatian

tek

The Croatian word "tek" means "only," "just," or "not until," depending on context.

In a sentence

Stigao sam tek sada.
I just arrived now.
Here, 'tek' is used as an adverb indicating 'just' or 'only just', emphasizing recentness.
Tek što sam stigao, moram opet ići.
Just as I arrived, I have to leave again.
In this sentence, 'tek' is used to convey a moment closely following another, translated as 'just when' or 'just as'.
Počeo je učiti tek kad je dobio lošu ocjenu.
He started studying only when he got a bad grade.
Here, 'tek' indicates exclusivity, meaning 'only' or 'not until', emphasizing a condition that prompted an action.

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