No. 20 in Croatian

već

"Već" means "already" or "but" depending on context.

In a sentence

Već je vrijeme da krenemo.
It is already time for us to leave.
Used to indicate something is happening sooner than expected or emphasizing time.
Nije radio danas, već jučer.
He didn't work today, but instead yesterday.
Used as a contrastive conjunction, replacing the previous statement with another.
Već mi je dosadno čekati.
I am already bored of waiting.
Expressing a condition or feeling that has already appeared.

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