Habitual past (znao je)

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potter
lončar
used to (habitual)
znati
trade
zanat
The old potter used to talk about the trade for a long time.
Stari lončar znao je dugo pričati o zanatu.
to pass down
prenositi
generation
naraštaj
Masters used to pass that trade down to younger generations.
Majstori su znali prenositi taj zanat na mlađe naraštaje.
folk
narodni
belief
vjerovanje
hearth
ognjište
Grandma used to talk about folk beliefs by the hearth.
Baka je znala pričati o narodnim vjerovanjima uz ognjište.
to knit
plesti
to weave
tkati
Women used to knit and weave by the hearth in winter.
Žene su zimi znale plesti i tkati uz ognjište.
A multitude of women used to weave folk dresses.
Mnoštvo žena znalo je tkati narodne haljine.
A multitude of peasants used to have strange beliefs.
Mnoštvo seljaka znalo je imati čudna vjerovanja.
lore
predaja
Undoubtedly, that lore used to ease long nights.
Nedvojbeno, ta predaja znala je olakšati duge noći.
Older generations used to knit clothes from wool.
Stariji naraštaji znali su plesti odjeću od vune.
Young people today will not learn this trade from old potters.
Mladi danas neće učiti ovaj zanat od starih lončara.
Grandpa used to pass down folk tales to his grandchildren.
Djed je znao prenositi narodne priče svojim unucima.
The old lore used to preserve the village's history.
Stara predaja znala je čuvati povijest sela.