No. 384 in Serbian
јелена
The Serbian word "јелена" translates to "deer" or is a female given name "Jelena" in English.
In a sentence
Јелена је отишла у продавницу.
Jelena went to the store.
Here, Јелена is used as a proper noun referring to a person's name.
Видела сам јелену у шуми.
I saw a deer in the forest.
Here, јелену is used in its common noun form meaning 'a deer', specifically in the accusative case.
Позвали су ме да идем на пољану где живи пуно јелена.
They invited me to go to the clearing where many deer live.
Here, јелена is used to denote multiple deer, in the genitive plural form.
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