да

Definitions

1. 1.
   that

   • рекао је да ће доћи

     he said that he would come

   • одговорио сам му да немам појма о чему прича

     I've told him that I have no idea what he was talking about

2. 2.
   in order to, to

   • дошао је да ми све исприча

     he came to tell me everything

   • стигао је у нашу земљу да научи наш језик

     he arrived in our country in order to learn our language

3. 3.
   to (when the subjects of both clauses are not the same)

   • он хоће да му покажете пут до станице

     he wants you to show him the way to the station

4. 4.
   to (when the subjects of both clauses are the same; for western Serbo-Croatian use infinitive instead of да + present tense)

   • он жели да прича с вама

     he wants to talk with you

5. 5.
   if (= кад)

   • да сам на вашем м(ј)есту, не бих се пуно замарао таквим детаљима

     if I were you, I wouldn't bother too much with such details

   • да си више радио, зарадио би више новца

     if you worked harder, you would have earned more money

6. 6.
   as if, like

   • с(ј)ећам се, као да је било јуче(р)

     I remember, as if it were yesterday

   • као да не знаш о чему причам

     as if you don't know what I'm talking about

7. 7.
   without (usually after negative verbs)

   • не могу се укључити у расправу, а да не направим неред

     I cannot enter a discussion without making a mess

   • одлази, а да није рекао ни збогом

     he's leaving without even saying goodbye

8. 8.
   even if

   • а и да јесам то направио, не би то учинило неку разлику

     even if I did it, it wouldn't have made much of a difference

9. 9.
   lest

   • онај који се бори против чудовишта треба пазити да тиме и сам не постане чудовиште

     he who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster

10. 10.
    yes

    • Је ли тако? Да!

      Is that so? Yes!

11. 11.
    used when starting a question

    • да ли сте жедни?

      are you thirsty?

    • реци ми да ли је то истина?

      tell me if that is true?

12. 12.
    in combination with other words, expressing wish, command etc.

    • да се ниси усудио!

      don't you dare!

    • да̑ Бог!

      may God grant it!

    • да почнемо!

      let's begin!

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