posljednjim

Posljednjim is a Croatian word that translates to "last" or "final" in English. It is the instrumental case of the adjective "posljednji," meaning last. This grammatical form is used when the word "last" is the object of a preposition or performs the function of an adverbial phrase indicating a manner or means.

For example, "otišao je posljednjim vlakom" translates to "he left by the last train." Here, "posljednjim" is in the instrumental case, indicating the means by which he left. Similarly, "razgovarali su posljednjim satima" means "they talked during the final hours," where "posljednjim" modifies "satima" (hours) to specify which hours.

The word "posljednjim" is commonly used in everyday conversation and writing to refer to the end of a sequence, a time period, or an event. It conveys a sense of finality or completion. Understanding its instrumental case is crucial for correctly constructing sentences in Croatian that express actions performed with or during the last element of something. Its usage is consistent with the broader grammatical rules of Croatian, where adjectives agree in gender, number, and case with the nouns they modify.