No. 163 in Slovenian
sami
"Alone" or "by themselves."
In a sentence
Sami smo se odpravili na izlet po hribih.
We went on a trip to the hills by ourselves.
In this sentence, 'sami' means 'by ourselves' and indicates that the action was performed without external assistance or company.
Otroci so se igrali sami v sobi.
The children played by themselves in the room.
Here, 'sami' is used to emphasize that the children were playing independently, without the presence of adults or others.
Na zabavi smo bili sami znanci.
At the party, we were all acquaintances.
In this context, 'sami' means 'all' and is used to express that everyone present shared the characteristic of being acquaintances.
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