No. 388 in Croatian
uspjeli
"Uspjeli" means "succeeded" in English.
In a sentence
Uspjeli smo završiti projekt na vrijeme.
We succeeded in finishing the project on time.
Here, 'uspjeli' stands for 'we succeeded' in the context of accomplishing a task successfully.
Nakon mnogo truda, konačno su uspjeli uhvatiti ribu.
After much effort, they finally succeeded in catching a fish.
In this sentence, 'uspjeli' is used to describe the achievement of a goal after perseverance, referring to 'they succeeded'.
Pitamo se kako su uspjeli izvesti takav pothvat.
We wonder how they managed to perform such a feat.
Here, 'uspjeli' conveys the idea of managing or being able to do something, with the focus on their ability or success in achieving it.
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