No. 367 in Slovenian
razen
"Razen" means "except" or "besides" in English.
In a sentence
Ne uživam prigrizkov, razen čipsa.
I do not enjoy snacks, except for chips.
The word 'razen' is used to indicate an exception to the earlier statement, specifying a particular snack that is enjoyed despite the general dislike.
Vsi so povabljeni, razen otrok.
Everyone is invited, except for children.
Here, 'razen' is employed to exclude a specific group from the general inclusion in the invitation.
Potujemo povsod, razen v osamljene kraje.
We travel everywhere, except to isolated places.
In this sentence, 'razen' introduces a limitation to the scope of the traveling destinations, specifying places that are not included.
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