No. 90 in Slovenian

letu

"Letu" in Slovenian means "year" (locative or dative singular form).

In a sentence

Letu 2020 je bilo veliko pomembnih dogodkov.
In the year 2020, there were many significant events.
In this sentence, 'letu' is used in the locative case of the noun 'leto' to indicate the time within the year 2020.
V tem letu sem se veliko naučil.
In this year, I learned a lot.
Here, 'letu' again appears in the locative case to specify a particular year during which actions occurred.
Pripravili so se na novo leto, upajoč, da bo boljše od prejšnjega leta.
They prepared for the new year, hoping it would be better than the previous year.
This usage highlights the relationship to 'leto' in discussing time periods.

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