A2 — elementarygrammar20 words
Basic connectors
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| i | and; as a particle, even or too (I ja to znam) |
| ȁli | but |
| jȅr | because; since (giving the reason) |
| zàtō | that’s why, so; therefore |
| ȉli | or |
| pa | and (then); so (as a result); well (opening a reply); but (protesting: Pa tek si stigao!) |
| ȍndā | then |
| zàto štȍ | because |
| tàkođe | also; too; likewise (in reply to a courtesy) |
| zàtīm | then, after that (bookish; in conversation pa, onda) |
| dȁklē | so (drawing a conclusion); thus, therefore |
| međùtīm | however |
| na prímer | for example (neutral; abbreviated npr.) |
| òsim tòga | besides |
| ȉpāk | nevertheless; still (all the same); after all (in the end) |
| nàime | the thing is, you see |
| nȅgo | but rather (after a negative); than (bigger than I am; opening a turn: anyway, by the way: Nego, kako je prošao razgovor?) |
| da | that (conjunction); (in order) to, with a personal verb form (da radim); if (about what is not or was not so: da sam znao) |
| kȁd | when; if (with the conditional; with već, since: Kad si već tu, pomozi mi) |
| ȁko | if |
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