građa

1. building material; timber
   Kupili smo drvenu građu za krov. — We bought timber for the roof.
   Građa je stigla na gradilište juče. — The building materials arrived at the site yesterday.
2. (for research or writing) source material; documents
   Autor je godinama skupljao građu za roman. — The author spent years gathering material for the novel.
   Arhivska građa je dostupna istraživačima. — The archival material is available to researchers.
3. (of the body) build; physique
   Bio je visok, krupne građe. — He was tall, of heavy build.
4. structure; composition
   Na času biologije učimo o građi ćelije. — In biology class we're learning about the structure of the cell.

In the sense "build" it usually appears in the genitive: sitne/krupne građe.