No. 865 in Croatian
zadnje
"Zadnje" in English means "last" or "rear," depending on context.
In a sentence
Zadnje gdje sam bio na odmoru bilo je Dubrovnik.
The last place I went on vacation was Dubrovnik.
Here, 'zadnje' is used as an adverb meaning 'last' to indicate the final instance in a series of events.
Njegove zadnje riječi bile su dirljive.
His last words were touching.
In this sentence, 'zadnje' is used as an adjective that modifies the noun 'riječi' (words), describing them as the final or concluding ones.
Uvijek ostavlja zadnje zalogaje za kraj.
He always saves the last bites for the end.
'Zadnje' functions as an adjective describing the noun 'zalogaje' (bites), specifying them as the ones that are left until the end.
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