| girl | djevojka |
| little girl | djevojčica |
| name | ime |
| by /with (+locative) | po |
| by the name (loc) | po imenu |
| a little girl by the name Polly Plummer | djevojčica po imenu Polly Plummer |
| to live | živjeti |
| she lived | živjela je |
| in London (loc) | u Londonu |
| The little girl lived in London. | Djevojčica je živjela u Londonu. |
| then / at that time | tada |
| At that time there lived a little girl in London. | Tada je u Londonu živjela djevojčica. |
| At that time there lived a little girl in London by the name Polly Plummer. | Tada je u Londonu živjela djevojčica po imenu Polly Plummer. |