What counts as “1st position”?
Reminder of the order: li → sam / si / ću / bih… → dative → accusative → se → je: Dao si mi ga. Da li ti ga je dao? Sviđa li ti se? The negative forms (nisam, neću, nije) are not clitics and can start the sentence: Nije mi ga dao.
Two “je”: je (= her, accusative) + je (= is) becomes ju je: Vidio ju je. — He saw her.
Yes/no questions:
| type | example |
|---|---|
| verb + li | Imaš li vremena? Znaš li? Hoćeš li doći? |
| biti: long form + li | Jesi li gladan? Je li to tvoj auto? (never “si li”) |
| da li + sentence | Da li si gladan? Da li ćeš doći? |
| intonation only | Dolaziš? — Are you coming? |
Short answers: repeat the verb rather than just “da / ne”: Jesi li gladan? — Jesam. / Nisam. Imaš li auto? — Imam. / Nemam. Možeš li doći? — Mogu. / Ne mogu.
Zar shows surprise: Zar ne znaš? — Don't you know? …, zar ne? — …, isn't it? / don't you?
Translate the words from your reading, review them as flashcards and practise with gap-fill sentences.
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