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Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / 38 Needs, Wishes and Intenons 227 / 600

• Examples

This web page I took screenshot of says I want to work in the Post — it recruits new

employees for Croatian Post. The word pošta means both post and mail:

The song Odjednom ti Suddenly You, performed by Massimo and Merita’s (again

two non-Croatian names!) contains a I can expressions, together with a lot of nouns

in the I case, both in singular and plural, all used as tools.

Mogu reći šutnjom I I can say it with silence

moći pres-1

Mogu prstima I I can with fingers

moći pres-1

I u pijesku DL stopama I And with footprints in sand

I u mraku DL usnama I And with lips in the dark

Mogu čuti srcem I

Mogu očima I

I can hear it with my heart

I can with eyes

moći pres-1

moći pres-1

Nekim novim mirisom I With a new scent

Nekim novim okusom I With a new taste

(I. Prajo & A. Kunštek)

The adjective neki is here used as an indicator of indefiniteness. There’s no

possessive adjective in Croatian verses for srce heart; it’s obvious whom it belongs

(but it could have been expressed as well).

The verb reći say is another perfective verb. It’s also quite irregular, and it will be

explained in later chapters.

You can listen to it on YouTube.

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