Dosta sam govorila.

I have talked enough.

Breakdown of Dosta sam govorila.

• biti: to be
• govoriti: to speak
• dosta: enough; quite a lot

Questions & Answers about Dosta sam govorila.

What does dosta mean here?

In this sentence, dosta most naturally means enough or quite a lot, depending on context.

So Dosta sam govorila. can mean things like:

• I’ve talked enough.
• I talked quite a lot.

Croatian dosta is flexible. Sometimes it clearly means enough, and sometimes it just means a lot / quite a bit. The surrounding context tells you which feeling is stronger.

What tense is sam govorila?

This is the Croatian perfect tense, which is the normal past tense used in everyday speech.

It is built like this:

• sam = the auxiliary to be for I
• govorila = the past participle form of govoriti

So:

• sam govorila = I spoke / I was speaking / I have spoken, depending on context

Croatian often uses this one tense where English might choose between:

• I spoke
• I was speaking
• I have spoken
• I’ve been talking

The exact English translation depends on the situation.

Why is it govorila and not govorio?