No. 878 in Croatian
velike
"Velike" means "big" or "large" in English (feminine plural form).
In a sentence
Imam velike planove za budućnost.
I have big plans for the future.
Here, 'velike' is an adjective in the plural form used to describe 'planove' (plans), matching its gender and number.
Velike rijeke obično teku kroz nizinske krajeve.
Big rivers usually flow through lowland areas.
In this case, 'velike' is an adjective modifying 'rijeke' (rivers), again agreeing in gender and number.
Na ovoj slici su velike zgrade uz obalu.
In this picture, there are big buildings along the shore.
'Velike' here describes 'zgrade' (buildings), showing its use as an adjective consistent with the nouns it modifies.
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