Primjećuješ li da djeca sada govore mirnije nego prije?

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Breakdown of Primjećuješ li da djeca sada govore mirnije nego prije?

• prije: before
• dijete: child
• govoriti: to speak

Questions & Answers about Primjećuješ li da djeca sada govore mirnije nego prije?

Why is the question formed as Primjećuješ li...? What does li do?

Li is a common particle used to form yes/no questions in Croatian.

So:

• Primjećuješ. = You notice.
• Primjećuješ li...? = Do you notice...?

This is a very standard pattern:

• Radiš. = You work.
• Radiš li? = Do you work?

In this sentence, li comes after the verb, which is normal in this kind of question.

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Why isn’t there a word for you in the sentence?

Croatian often omits subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

Here, primjećuješ means you notice (singular, informal you), so ti is not necessary.

• (Ti) primjećuješ = you notice
• (Ti) primjećuješ li...? = do you notice...?

Croatian does this very often:

• Govorim. = I am speaking / I speak
• Govoriš. = You are speaking / You speak
• Govore. = They are speaking / They speak

The pronoun can be added for emphasis, but it is usually left out.

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