This is the 792nd most frequent Slovenian word.
italije
"Italije" is the genitive singular form of "Italija," meaning "of Italy" in English.
Here, 'Italije' is in its genitive case to indicate origin or association with a location, 'Italy'.
Italijan je pripeljal knjigo iz Italije.
The Italian brought a book from Italy.
In this example, 'Italije' is used to specify the source location or sender origin, 'Italy'.
Iz Italije smo prejeli razglednico.
We received a postcard from Italy.
Here, 'Italije' again takes the genitive form to indicate the origin of the noun 'family', pointing to 'Italy'.