Breakdown of Zaboravili smo kabanicu, tako da smo mokri.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
zaboraviti
to forget
kabanica
raincoat
tako da
so
Questions & Answers about Zaboravili smo kabanicu, tako da smo mokri.
Why do we use tako da here instead of just zato što or da?
tako da introduces the consequence or result of an action, translating perfectly to 'so' or 'with the result that'. zato što means 'because' (which gives the cause instead), and da on its own usually means 'that' or 'in order to'. Notice that tako da is followed by the indicative mood (which just means normal, factual tenses—like the regular present tense smo here).
Why does the verb smo come immediately after tako da?
The phrase tako da acts as the first position of the new consecutive clause. Because smo is an enclitic (a 'weak' word that cannot stand on its own), it must take the second grammatical position in its clause, tucking in directly behind tako da.
If a group of women is speaking, do any of the words in this sentence change?
Yes! Both the past tense participle and the adjective must agree with the subject's gender. If the group is entirely female, it changes to zaboravile smo kabanicu, tako da smo mokre. The sentence as written uses masculine or mixed plural endings (zaboravili, mokri), which apply to groups of men or any mixed-gender group.
Why does the word for raincoat end in -u here?