No. 236 in Serbian
почетком
The Serbian word "почетком" means "at the beginning of" in English.
In a sentence
Почетком године смо почели нови пројекат.
At the beginning of the year, we started a new project.
Here, 'почетком' is used as an adverbial phrase indicating the time when the action took place, referring to the start of the year.
Позвали су нас у посету почетком следеће недеље.
We were invited to visit at the beginning of next week.
In this case, 'почетком' functions similarly, pinpointing a specific time at the start of the referenced period (next week).
Извештај ћемо завршити почетком марта.
We will finish the report at the beginning of March.
Here, 'почетком' locates the action within the initial phases of the month indicated (March).
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