No. 613 in Slovenian
državno
"Državno" means "state" or "national" (relating to the state).
In a sentence
Državno praznovanje ob dnevu samostojnosti je bilo veličastno.
The national celebration of Independence Day was magnificent.
In this sentence, 'državno' means 'national' and describes the celebration as related to the state or nation.
Naš otrok je prejel priznanje za prvo mesto na državnem tekmovanju.
Our child received an award for first place in the national competition.
Here, 'državno' refers to a competition organized on a state or national level, emphasizing its scope of participation.
Vsi državni zakoni se morajo spoštovati.
All state laws must be respected.
In this case, 'državno' pertains to laws that are established by the state authority, again underlining their formal, national origin.
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