zato
зато/zǎtoː/
RuADVERB
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so; therefore; that's whyBio sam bolestan, zato nisam došao. — I was sick, so I didn't come.Zato te i zovem. — That's exactly why I'm calling you.
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(often after ali) but then; on the other handStan je mali, ali je zato jeftin. — The flat is small, but on the other hand it's cheap.
"Zato što" means "because": Ne idem, zato što pada kiša.