No. 146 in Slovenian
začetku
"Začetku" means "beginning" or "start" in English.
In a sentence
Na začetku dneva je bila megla.
At the beginning of the day, there was fog.
The word 'začetku' is used in the locative case, indicating the 'beginning' of an event or period, in this case, 'day'.
Začetku projekta smo pristopili skrbno.
We approached the beginning of the project carefully.
Here, 'začetku' again in the locative case, refers to the 'beginning' of a specific activity, the project.
O začetku noči so razpravljali.
They discussed the beginning of the night.
The term 'začetku' signifies the time marking the onset of another period, showing focus on initiating time frame of the night.
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