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They must not be placed after the adverb, and are usually placed right before it. For
example:
Danas je jako hladno. It’s very cold today.
Jako je hladno danas. (the same, less common order)
Prevruće je. It’s too hot.
The adverb vrlo is a bit formal, it’s mostly used in formal writing, it’s less often heard
in spoken communication.
In the Standard stress scheme, when pre- is added to a word, the stress shifts to it;
in the ‘western’ scheme, it doesn’t: therefore prevruće. You will sometimes see the
prefix pre spelled as a separate word: that’s not standard.
There are two more adverbs of intensity often used in colloquial, spoken
communication:
strašno
užasno
terribly
For example:
Užasno je dosadno. It’s terribly boring.
What if you want to say it’s not cold? The rule is a bit different than for ordinary
verbs: you should add ni- to the front of je². The resulting word – nije – is not
restricted to the second position and is, in fact, usually placed before the adverb:
Nije hladno. It isn’t cold.
Uopće nije hladno. It isn’t cold at all.
Danas nije hladno. It isn’t cold today.
Nije hladno danas. (the same meaning)
There are useful words to express where your statement applies:
ovdje here
svugdje everywhere
tamo there
tu here
unutra inside
vani outside ®
In everyday, colloquial communication, ovdje and tu are used in the same meaning.
These words are often put to the front of sentences:
Ovdje je toplo. It’s warm here.
Vani je oblačno. It’s cloudy outside.
If you want to say it’s raining or it’s snowing, normally you should use the following
verb:
padati fall
And these nouns: