No. 52 in Macedonian
и
The Macedonian word "и" means "and" in English.
In a sentence
Јас и ти ќе одиме во кино.
You and I will go to the cinema.
In this sentence, 'и' is used as a conjunction to connect two subjects, 'Јас' (I) and 'ти' (You).
Таа се смее и игра истовремено.
She is laughing and playing at the same time.
'и' is used here to link two verbs, 'се смее' (is laughing) and 'игра' (is playing), indicating simultaneous actions.
И студеното време не го спречи да излезе.
Even the cold weather did not stop him from going out.
In this usage, 'и' serves to emphasize 'студеното време' (the cold weather), adding emphasis about the challenge faced.
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