No. 104 in Slovenian

ji

The Slovenian word "ji" is the dative form of "ona" (she), meaning "to her" or "for her" in English.

In a sentence

Marija ji podarja knjigo.
Marija is giving her a book.
Here, 'ji' refers to the indirect object in the dative case, meaning 'to her'.
Prinesi ji kozarec vode, prosim.
Bring her a glass of water, please.
In this case, 'ji' is used to denote the recipient of an action, serving as an indirect object in the dative case.
Ko jo vidi, ji vedno pomaha.
When he sees her, he always waves to her.
'Ji' in this sentence highlights the direction of the action (waving) towards 'her', again serving as an indirect object in dative case.

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