No. 31 in Serbian
један
"Један" means "one" in English.
In a sentence
Један од мојих пријатеља живи у Београду.
One of my friends lives in Belgrade.
In this sentence, 'један' is used as a numeral meaning 'one' to specify a single reference point among a group ('од мојих пријатеља').
Данас је један од оних дана када ништа не иде по плану.
Today is one of those days when nothing goes according to plan.
Here, 'један' is employed similarly to specify a specific entity from a category ('од оних дана').
Постоји један начин да то урадимо како треба.
There is one way to do it right.
In this context, 'један' is used to emphasize there’s precisely one solution or method ('један начин').
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