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She has a dog.	Ona ima psa.
The dog is big.	Pas je velik.
She has a big dog.	Ona ima velikog psa.
She has a house.	Ona ima kuću.
The house is small.	Kuća je mala.
She has a small house.	Ona ima malu kuću.
He is staying in a hotel.	On živi u hotelu.
The hotel is cheap.	Hotel je jeftin.
He is staying in a cheap hotel.	On živi u jeftinom hotelu.
He has a car.	On ima auto.
The car is expensive.	Auto je skup.
He has an expensive car.	On ima skupo auto.
He reads a novel.	On čita roman.
The novel is boring.	Roman je dosadan.
He is reading a boring novel.	On čita dosadan roman.
She is watching a movie.	Ona gleda film.
The movie is exciting.	Film je napet.
She is watching an exciting movie.	Ona gleda napet film.

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