Permissive and causative verbs (dati da...)

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to let, allow
dati
teenager
tinejdžer
disobedient
neposlušan
The father does not let the teenager go out because he is disobedient.
Otac ne da tinejdžeru izaći jer je on neposlušan.
household
kućanstvo
upbringing
odgoj
authority
autoritet
In this household, strict upbringing means that the parents do not let anyone doubt authority.
U ovom kućanstvu, strog odgoj znači da roditelji ne daju da itko sumnja u autoritet.
to limit
ograničiti
supervision
nadzor
Parents will limit the internet in the household and won't let the children use it without supervision.
Roditelji će u kućanstvu ograničiti internet i neće djeci dati da ga koriste bez nadzora.
order
naredba
to punish
kazniti
If you do not respect the order, father will punish you because you are disobedient and won't let you watch television.
Ako ne poštuješ naredbu, otac će te kazniti jer si neposlušan i neće ti dati gledati televizor.
The teenager smiled because his father let him go out without supervision.
Tinejdžer se nasmiješio jer mu je otac dao izaći bez nadzora.
lenient
popustljiv
A lenient teacher has no authority because he always lets the children play.
Popustljiv učitelj nema autoritet jer djeci uvijek da da se igraju.
I would have punished him, but I am too lenient so I let him watch a film.
Bio bih ga kaznio, ali sam previše popustljiv pa sam mu dao da gleda film.
The mother did not let the child eat chocolate because she wanted to limit sugar for the sake of a healthy upbringing.
Majka nije dala djetetu jesti čokoladu jer je htjela ograničiti šećer zbog zdravog odgoja.
The police officer repeated the order and will not let the thief enter the bank.
Policajac je ponovio naredbu i neće dati lopovu ući u banku.
I won't let you leave the room until you solve the task!
Neću ti dati izaći iz sobe dok ne riješiš zadatak!
to make (someone do something), to force
natjerati
Mom made me eat vegetables.
Mama me natjerala da jedem povrće.
Nobody can force you to work.
Nitko te ne može natjerati da radiš.
to allow, to permit
dozvoliti
His parents did not allow him to go out.
Roditelji mu nisu dozvolili da izađe.
Allow me to help you.
Dozvolite mi da vam pomognem.

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