Restrictive particle for time and quantity (tek)

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of age
punoljetan
to grow up
odrasti
Ivan's son is only just of age and hasn't grown up yet.
Ivanov sin je tek punoljetan i još nije odrastao.
to become independent
osamostaliti se
She became independent only when she turned twenty.
Ona se osamostalila tek kada je napunila dvadeset.
budget
budžet
limited
ograničen
Since the budget is limited, we have only just started the project.
Budući da je budžet ograničen, tek smo počeli projekt.
supply
zaliha
drop
kap
There is only a drop of water in the supply.
U zalihi ima tek kap vode.
earnings
zarada
pocket money
džeparac
His earnings are only pocket money.
Njegova zarada je tek džeparac.
rest
ostatak
We will get the rest only tomorrow.
Ostatak ćemo dobiti tek sutra.
When they grow up, they will understand that time is limited.
Kada odrastu, razumjet će da je vrijeme ograničeno.
Whoever is only just of age wants to become independent quickly.
Tko god je tek punoljetan, želi se brzo osamostaliti.
The smaller the budget is, the more important the earnings are.
Što je budžet manji, to je zarada važnija.
He got his first pocket money, because of that he returned the rest.
Dobio je prvi džeparac, zbog toga je vratio ostatak.
He drank every drop of coffee, so the supply is empty.
Popio je svaku kap kave, dakle zaliha je prazna.

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