No. 482 in Slovenian
javni
"Javni" in Slovenian means "public" in English.
In a sentence
Javni park je bil poln ljudi.
The public park was full of people.
In this sentence, 'javni' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'park', indicating that it is a public space accessible to everyone.
Na javnih dogodkih moramo spoštovati pravila.
At public events, we must follow rules.
Here, 'javnih' is the plural genitive form of 'javni', used to describe 'dogodkih' (events) as being public gatherings.
Vlada se je odločila za javno razpravo o predlogu zakona.
The government decided on a public debate about the bill proposal.
In this example, 'javno' is used as an adverb to describe the manner in which the debate will be conducted, meaning it will be open and public.
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