kože

This is the 685th most frequent Croatian word.


kože

"Kože" means "skins" or "leathers" in English.


In this context, 'koži' (the dative case form of 'koža') is used metaphorically to mean 'in her own state or situation'.

Djeluje kao da joj je bilo neugodno u svojoj koži.

It seems that she felt uncomfortable in her own skin.


Here, 'kože' refers to the material leather, showing its use as a noun in the genitive case after the preposition 'od'.

Imam jaknu od prave kože.

I have a jacket made of real leather.


Here, 'kože' refers to the outer covering of an animal's body, used in the genitive case due to the noun 'dio' (part).

Neke se životinje linjaju, i tada im otpada dio kože.

Some animals shed, and part of their skin falls off.