Saying how sure you are
zaista is indeed, truly — a shade more formal than stvarno: To je zaista dobra ideja. valjda is presumably, I suppose — spoken Croatian's favourite hedge: Valjda će sutra biti bolje. nevjerojatno is incredible, unbelievably: Nevjerojatno, ali istinito!
Degree
prilično is quite, fairly: Film je bio prilično dug. jedva is barely: Jedva čekam ljeto! — jedva čekati is how Croatian says to look forward to. tek is only, not until: Vlak dolazi tek u deset.
All or nothing
uopće with a negation is at all: Uopće ne razumijem ovo pitanje. ikad is ever: Najbolji film koji sam ikad gledao.
Small but mighty
super is great (indeclinable): Bilo je super! bitan is essential — and Nije bitno. is it doesn't matter: Nije bitno tko je kriv. nemati pojma is to have no idea: Nemam pojma gdje su ključevi.
