No. 651 in Slovenian
življenj
"Življenj" is the genitive plural form of "življenje," meaning "lives" in English.
In a sentence
V knjigi je opisana zgodba o več življenj.
The book describes the story of many lives.
Here, 'življenj' is used to refer to multiple lives, presenting its plural form in genitive case.
Cena takšnega življenj je prevelika.
The cost of such lives is too high.
In this sentence, 'življenj' is used metaphorically with a negative connotation, again in the plural genitive case.
Smisel naših življenj je drugačen za vsakega izmed nas.
The meaning of our lives is different for each one of us.
Here, 'življenj' is used to express the individual meaning people find in their lives, in the plural genitive case to show possession.
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