No. 623 in Croatian
zemlju
"Zemlju" means "earth," "land," or "country" in English (accusative form of "zemlja").
In a sentence
Vidim zemlju kroz prozor.
I see the ground through the window.
In this context, 'zemlju' refers to the ground as the earth's surface.
Putujem na zemlju svojih predaka.
I travel to the land of my ancestors.
Here, 'zemlju' is used to mean a country or a specific geographic area.
Očistimo zemlju od smeća.
Let's clean the earth from trash.
In this sentence, 'zemlju' refers to the planet Earth, emphasizing environmental preservation.
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