No. 249 in Serbian
ствари
"Stvari" means "things" in English.
In a sentence
Морам да се посветим важним стварима у животу.
I need to dedicate myself to important things in life.
Here, 'стварима' (plural dative case of 'ствари') refers to abstract concepts or pursuits that hold significance to an individual.
Спаковао сам све ствари у кофер.
I packed all my things into the suitcase.
Here, 'ствари' denotes physical, tangible items that someone owns and packs.
Разговарали су о различитим стварима које се тичу њиховог посла.
They talked about various matters concerning their work.
In this instance, 'стварима' (plural instrumental case) refers to topics or subjects of conversation or consideration.
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