Grammatical form
da is an inflected form of dati — “to give”.
Definitions
- 1.that
Rekao je da će doći.
He said that he would come.
Rekao sam ti da nemam pojma o čemu pričaš!
I told you that I have no idea what you are talking about!
- 2.to, so, so that, in order to
Došao je da mi sve ispriča.
He came to tell me everything.
Došao je ovdje da nađe posao.
He came here to find work.
Da bi se i mi mogli natjecati, moramo vježbati.
To be able to compete, we have to practice.
- 3.to (when the subjects of both clauses are not the same)
On hoće da mu pokažete put do stanice.
He wants you to show him the way to the station.
- 4.if, even if (= kad)
Da sam na vašem m(j)estu, ne bih se puno zamarao takvim detaljima.
If I were you, I wouldn't bother too much with such details.
Da si više radio, zaradio bi više novca.
Had you worked harder, you would have made more money.
Da i znam ne bih ti rekao!
Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you!
- 5.as if, as though, like
S(j)ećam se, kao da je bilo juče(r).
I remember, as if it were yesterday.
Kao da ne znaš o čemu pričam!
As if you don't know what I'm talking about!
- 6.without (after negative verbs)
Odlazi, a da nije rekao ni zbogom.
He's leaving without even saying goodbye.
- 7.archaicliterarylest
Onaj koji se bori protiv zla treba paziti da time i sam ne postane zao.
He who fights evil need care lest he thereby become evil himself.
- 8.yes
Je li tako? Da!
Is that so? Yes!
- 9.Question-forming interrogative particle.
- 10.Used in various phrases, expressing wishes, commands etc.
Da se nisi usudio!
Don't you dare!
Da Bog dao!
God willing!
Da počnemo!
Let's begin!
- 11.A particle used for marking the following verb with matching subject; to
Da li ste žedni?
Are you thirsty?
Reci mi da li je to istina?
Tell me if that is true?
Synonyms & related words
- je li
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *da, probably old imperative of the word dȁti, itself from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”).
Forms
- даcyrillic