No. 179 in Slovenian
postal
The Slovenian word "poštal" does not exist; you may mean "pošta," which translates to "post" or "mail" in English.
In a sentence
Poznal sem ga, preden je postal zdravnik.
I knew him before he became a doctor.
In this sentence, 'postal' is used as the past tense of 'become' to signal a change in state.
Ko je postal starejši, je začel gledati na svet drugače.
As he got older, he began to see the world differently.
Here, 'postal' expresses an age-related transformation or development.
Postal sem zelo vesel, ko sem slišal dobre novice.
I became very happy when I heard the good news.
'Postal' in this context describes the emotional shift upon receiving news.
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