No. 323 in Serbian
одржава
"Одржава" means "maintains" or "sustains" in English.
In a sentence
Он одржава аутомобил у добром стању редовним сервисима.
He maintains the car in good condition through regular services.
In this sentence, "одржава" is used to mean 'maintains,' indicating keeping something in a specified state or condition regularly.
Удружење одржава састанке сваког понедељка.
The association holds meetings every Monday.
Here, "одржава" is used to mean 'holds,' referring to conducting or organizing events like meetings regularly.
Њена радозналост одржава њен интерес за учење.
Her curiosity sustains her interest in learning.
In this example, "одржава" implies 'sustains,' referring to prolonging or keeping continuous an emotion or activity.
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