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Community TutorCroatian: More Sentence Involving "I don't know" and Reported Speech
Are these correct? / Is the word order correct?
1. On je rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= He said that you gave her the hat.
2a. Ne znam je li rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= I don't know whether / if he said that you gave her the hat.
2b. Ne znam je li čovjek rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= I don't know whether / if the man said that you gave her the hat.
3a. Ne znam kada joj je dao šešir.
= I don't know when he gave her the hat.
3b. Ne znam kada čovjek joj je dao šešir.
= I don't know when the man gave her the hat.
Nov 9, 2015 5:55 PM
Answers · 7
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1. On je rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= He said that you gave her the hat.
Yes, it is correct.
2a. Ne znam je li rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= I don't know whether / if he said that you gave her the hat.
Yes, it is. Other varient would be: Ne znam DA LI JE rekao da si joj dao šešir.
2b. Ne znam je li čovjek rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= I don't know whether / if the man said that you gave her the hat.
Yes, it is. You can also say: Ne znam DA LI JE čovjek rekao da si joj dao šešir.
3a. Ne znam kada joj je dao šešir.
= I don't know when he gave her the hat.
Yes, it is correct.
3b. Ne znam kada čovjek joj je dao šešir.
= I don't know when the man gave her the hat.
Ne znam kada JOJ JE čovjek dao šešir.
Ok, keep it up.
If you need any help, feel free to ask me.
November 11, 2015
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1. On je rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= He said that you gave her the hat.
2a. Ne znam je li ( da li )rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= I don't know whether / if he said that you gave her the hat.
2b. Ne znam je li ( da li )čovjek rekao da si joj dao šešir.
= I don't know whether / if the man said that you gave her the hat.
3a. Ne znam kada joj je dao šešir.
= I don't know when he gave her the hat.
3b. Ne znam kada JOJ JE čovjek (joj je dao) šešir.
= I don't know when the man gave her the hat.
November 9, 2015
Thanks for your help, Tina. :)
November 14, 2015
All are correct except last one: Ne znam kada joj je čovjek dao šešir.
November 11, 2015
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