No. 36 in Slovenian
zdaj
"Zdaj" means "now" in English.
In a sentence
Zdaj grem v trgovino.
Now I am going to the store.
The word 'zdaj' is used to indicate the current moment in time, emphasizing what is happening now.
Zdaj, ko je poletje, je vreme zelo toplo.
Now that it is summer, the weather is very warm.
Here, 'zdaj' is used in conjunction with a relative clause to indicate the current situation related to time.
Pridem domov zdaj zdaj.
I will come home very soon.
Here, 'zdaj', repeated for emphasis ('zdaj zdaj'), is used idiomatically to mean a near or immediate future moment.
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