No. 649 in Slovenian

človek

"Človek" means "person" or "human" in English.

In a sentence

Človek je odgovoren za svoja dejanja.
A person is responsible for their actions.
Here, 'človek' refers to a general human being or one person, emphasizing individual responsibility.
To je zelo prijazen človek.
That is a very kind person.
In this sentence, 'človek' is used to describe an individual person, highlighting their personal characteristic of kindness.
Človek potrebuje hrano za preživetje.
A human needs food for survival.
In this case, 'človek' is used to refer to humans in a general sense, discussing a universal need of the human species.

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