Breakdown of Udahni duboko prije nego što počneš govoriti.
govoriti
to speak
početi
to start
prije nego što
before
duboko
deeply
Questions & Answers about Udahni duboko prije nego što počneš govoriti.
What form is udahni?
Udahni is the imperative form, used to give a command or instruction to one person in an informal way.
- infinitive: udahnuti = to inhale / to breathe in
- imperative (2nd person singular): udahni = inhale!
So Udahni duboko means Take a deep breath or more literally Inhale deeply.
Why is it duboko and not something like dubok or duboka?
Because duboko is an adverb, not an adjective.
- dubok / duboka / duboko as an adjective = deep
- duboko as an adverb = deeply
Here it describes how you should inhale, so Croatian uses the adverb:
- Udahni duboko. = Breathe in deeply.
This is very similar to English deep vs deeply, although English often says take a deep breath instead of breathe deeply.
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