iza

This is the 972nd most frequent Croatian word.


iza

"Behind."


In this sentence, 'iza' functions as a preposition indicating a temporal sequence, meaning 'after.'

Iza napornog rada dolazi zasluženi odmor.

After hard work comes well-deserved rest.


Here, 'iza' is a preposition that means 'behind,' indicating a location being on the far side relative to the house.

Pas se skriva iza kuće.

The dog is hiding behind the house.


Here, 'iza' is used with 'sebe' to indicate a direction or location at the back side of the subject, implying 'behind you.'

Ne gledaj iza sebe dok hodaš po šumi.

Don’t look behind you while walking in the forest.