No. 730 in Croatian

znali

"Znali" means "knew" in English.

In a sentence

Oni su uvijek znali odgovor na pitanje.
They always knew the answer to the question.
The word 'znali' is used to indicate past knowledge or familiarity with the answer.
Jesu li ikada znali gdje su njihovi ključevi?
Did they ever know where their keys were?
Here, 'znali' is part of a question about past ability to locate their keys.
Znali smo se susretati na ovom mjestu svake nedjelje.
We used to meet at this place every Sunday.
In this sentence, 'znali' expresses a habitual action in the past tied to meeting at this location.

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