No. 192 in Croatian
utakmicu
The Croatian word "utakmicu" means "match" or "game" (in the context of sports).
In a sentence
Gledali smo sinoćnu utakmicu na televiziji.
We watched last night's match on TV.
The word 'utakmicu' is in the accusative case, used as the direct object of the verb 'watched', referring to the specific match from last night.
Spremam se za utakmicu koja se igra večeras.
I am preparing for the match that is played tonight.
Here, 'utakmicu' is also in the accusative case, though this time it denotes the goal or objective of the preparation.
Trener je pohvalio igrače nakon teške utakmice.
The coach praised the players after the difficult match.
In this example, 'utakmice' is in the genitive singular case, indicating possession or relation to the event being referenced.
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