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'Oh, it must be very comfortable to keep something hard under the head,' her father told her when he found for the first time a book under her pillow.	'O, mora da je veoma udobno držati nešto tvrdo pod glavom,' rekao joj je otac kada joj je prvi put našao knjigu pod jastukom.
'Oh, it must be very comfortable to keep something hard under the head,' her father told her when he found for the first time a book under her pillow. "Confess, at night it whispers its stories to you in your ears."	'O, mora da je veoma udobno držati nešto tvrdo pod glavom,' rekao joj je otac kada joj je prvi put našao knjigu pod jastukom. 'Priznaj da ti noću šapuće svoje priče na uvce.'
"Sometimes," answered Meggie.	'Ponekad,' odgovorila je Megi.
"Sometimes," answered Meggie. "But it works only with children."	'Ponekad,' odgovorila je Megi. 'Ali to funkcioniše samo kod d(j)ece.'
and /whereas	a
and then	a zatim
and then /followed by giggles snd whispers (sg)	a zatim kikotanje i šapat
but	ali
But it works only with children.	Ali to funkcioniše samo kod d(j)ece.
would (colloquial)	bi
was (f sg)	bila je
barefoot	bos
naked feet	bosa stopala
children	d(j)eca
that/so /so that/in order to	da
so that he sees them /in order to see them	da ih vidi
to give (transitive - to give an acc. to a dat.)	dati
to let s.o. do sthg (+ verb) (intransitive)	dati da
child	dijete
the other (m/f/n)	drugi - druga - drugo
wooden	drven
of the wooden (definite genitive sg m/n)	drvenog
of the little wooden horse	drvenog konjića
to hold /keep	držati
to keep something	držati nešto
to keep something under the head	držati nešto pod glavom
to keep something hard under the head	držati nešto tvrdo pod glavom
head	glava
in years /for a long time (instr)	godinama
she wanted	ht(j)ela je
it wanted	ht(j)elo je
he wanted	ht(j)eo je
to want	ht(j)eti
and	i
and a sound as if someone turns over the pages of some big book	i nekakav zvuk kao da neko okreće stranice nekakve velike knjige
and since the rain didn't let her fall asleep	i pošto joj kiša nije dala da zaspi
and in the silence it seemed to him that he heard tiny bare feet	i u tišini mu se činilo da čuje sićušna bosa stopala
and in the silence it seemed to him that	i u tišini mu se činilo da
them (acc.)	ih
she has	ima
She has one of her favoured books.	Ima jednu od svojih omiljenih knjiga.
She had	Imala je
I have	imam
I have one of my (one's) favoured book	imam jednu od svojih omiljenih knjiga
to have	imati
under/below /underneath/beneath +gen (precise location)	ispod
under the pillow (gen)	ispod jastuka
the same (m/f/n)	isti - ista - isto
the same sound	isti zvuk
he pulled out	izvukao je
to pull out /draw out sthg / save /get out of a difficulty	izvući
pillow /cushion /bolster	jastuk
her (acc of ona)	je
one of one's favoured books	jedna od svojih omiljenih knjiga
to her (dat f sg) / of hers (emphatic possessive f sg)	joj
still /even /yet	još
Yet for years after that, Meggie would just close her eyes and already hear the same sound, as if someone hit the window with tiny fingers.	Još bi godinama posle toga Megi samo zatvorila oči i već bi začula isti zvuk, kao kad neko sićušnim prstima udara po prozoru.
Yet for years after that, Meggie would just close her eyes and already hear the same sound.	Još bi godinama posle toga Megi samo zatvorila oči i već bi začula isti zvuk.
still for years after that	još godinama posle toga
Yet for years after that, Meggie would already suddenly hear the same sound	još godinama posle toga Megi bi već začula isti zvuk
her (acc of ona)	ju
when	kad
when	kada
when Tolly pulled them out from under the pillow in order to see them.	kada ih je Toli izvukao ispod jastuka da ih vidi.
When Tolly pulled them out	kada ih je Toli izvukao
when Tolly pulled them out from under the pillow	kada ih je Toli izvukao ispod jastuka
when he first found	kada je prvi put našao
when he found for the first time the book	kada je prvi put našao knjigu
when he found for the first time a book under her pillow	kada joj je prvi put našao knjigu pod jastukom
how	kako
how they run	kako trče
as /like	kao
as if	kao da
as if the book wanted to	kao da je knjiga ht(j)ela da
as if the book wanted again to	kao da je knjiga ht(j)ela ponovo da
as if the book wanted to lure her again among its pages.	kao da je knjiga ht(j)ela ponovo da je namami među svoje stranice.
as if someone turns over	kao da neko okreće
as if someone hits at the window with tiny fingers	kao kad neko sićušnim prstima udara po prozoru
giggles	kikotanje
rain	kiša
The rain didn't let her fall asleep.	Kiša joj nije dala da zaspi.
book	knjiga
the book (f) wanted	knjiga je ht(j)ela
The book wanted to lure her among its pages.	Knjiga je ht(j)ela da je namami među svoje stranice.
the book wanted to lure	knjiga je ht(j)ela da namami
The book wanted to lure among its pages.	Knjiga je ht(j)ela da namami među svoje stranice.
a book under her pillow	knjiga joj pod jastukom
the book, which she was reading	knjiga koju je čitala
of a book (gen)	knjige
by /at /near / with +gen	kod
with children (gen)	kod d(j)ece
which /what /that (m/f/n)	koji - koja - koje
which /what /that (acc. sg fem)	koju
how much	koliko
no matter how much	koliko god
no matter how much (that) she turned around	koliko god da se okretala
no matter how much she turned from one side to the other	koliko god da se okretala sa jedne strane na drugu
horse	konj
little horse (diminutive)	konjić
cover (only pl)	korice
The cover(pl) was pressing (against) her ear as if the book wanted to lure her again among its pages.	Korice su joj pritiskale uvo kao da je knjiga ht(j)ela ponovo da je namami među svoje stranice.
The cover(pl) was pressing (against) her ear.	Korice su joj pritiskale uvo.
bed	krevet
to bark	lajati
moon	m(j)esec
the moon began to play	m(j)esec je zaigrao
The moon began to play in the eye of the little wooden horse and in the eye of the mouse when Tolly pulled them out from under the pillow in order to see them.	M(j)esec je zaigrao u oku drvenog konjića i u oku miša kada ih je Toli izvukao ispod jastuka da ih vidi.
The moon began to play in the eye of the little wooden horse and in the eye of the mouse.	M(j)esec je zaigrao u oku drvenog konjića i u oku miša.
The moon began to play in the eye of the little wooden horse.	M(j)esec je zaigrao u oku drvenog konjića.
ink	mastilo
Meggie would just close her (the) eyes	Megi bi samo zatvorila oči
Meggie would already suddenly hear the same sound	Megi bi već začula isti zvuk
Meggie would close her eyes	Megi bi zatvorila oči
Meggie would suddenly hear	Megi bi začula
Meggie would suddenly hear the same sound	Megi bi začula isti zvuk
Meggie called her father so.	Megi je oca tako zvala.
Meggie called her father.	Megi je oca zvala
Meggie fell asleep	Megi je zaspala
Meggie could	Megi mogla da
Meggie couldn't	Megi nije mogla da
Meggie couldn't (fall a)sleep.	Megi nije mogla da zaspi
Meggie couldn't sleep no matter how much she turned from one side to the other.	Megi nije mogla da zaspi koliko god da se okretala sa jedne strane na drugu.
Meggie is sleeping.	Megi spava
Meggie is falling asleep	Megi zaspi
among (direction >+acc)	među
among (direction) it's (fem) pages	među svoje stranice
mouse (m)	miš
of the mouse (gen m)	miša
Mo pinched her.	Mo ju je uštinuo
Mo pinched her into the nose.	Mo ju je uštinuo za nos.
Mo. Meggie always called her father so.	Mo. Megi je oca oduv(ij)ek tako zvala.
he could	mogao da
she could...	mogla da
it must	mora
to have to / must	morati
dark /darkness	mrak
to him (Dative)	mu
onto /to +acc.	na
to the other (acc fem sg)	na drugu
to your (little) ears /especially for you	na uvce
he/she /it lures	namami
to lure /to entice	namamiti
to find /discover	naći
he finds	nađe
he found	našao je
somewhere	negde
somewhere in the dark	negde u mraku
Somewhere in the dark a dog barked and Meggie couldn't sleep no matter how much she turned from one side to the other.	Negde u mraku lajao je pas i Megi nije mogla da zaspi koliko god da se okretala sa jedne strane na drugu.
Somewhere in the dark a dog barked and Meggie couldn't sleep.	Negde u mraku lajao je pas i Megi nije mogla da zaspi.
Somewhere in the dark a dog barked.	Negde u mraku lajao je pas.
some /any /a (m/f/n)	nekakav - nekakva - nekakvo
some sound	nekakav zvuk
some sound as if someone turns over the pages	nekakav zvuk kao da neko okreće stranice
someone	neko
someone hits at the window with tiny fingers	neko sićušnim prstima udara po prozoru
someone hits at the window	neko udara po prozoru
something (nom =acc)	nešto
something so angular and hard	nešto tako ćoškasto i tvrdo
nose	nos
night	noć
at night	noću
it whispers to you at night	noću ti šapuće
at night it whispers its story to you	noću ti šapuće svoju priču
oh (exclamation)	O
Oh, it must be very comfortable to keep something so angular and hard under the head.	O, mora da je veoma udobno držati nešto tako ćoškasto i tvrdo pod glavom.
Oh, it must be very comfortable to keep something hard under the head.	O, mora da je veoma udobno držati nešto tvrdo pod glavom
Oh, it must be very comfortable.	O, mora da je veoma udobno.
of /made out of +genitive	od
of +gen	od
of ink (gen)	od mastila
she answered (APP)	odgovorila je
to answer /respond	odgovoriti
(since) always	oduv(ij)ek
eye	oko
the eye of the mouse	oko miša
to turn (over) /rotate /dial	okretati
he turns over	okreće
favoured (m/f/n)	omiljen - omiljena - omiljeno
he	on
He didn't let her sleep.	On joj nije dao da zaspi.
they	oni
heartbeat /regular beat / ticking	otkucaj
the ticking of the clock	otkucaji sata
heartbeats	otkucaji srca
eyes (neutr pl nom=acc)	oči
Well... so much for that.	Pa, toliko o tome.
it rains	pada kiša
it rained	padala je kiša
dog	pas
a dog barked	pas je lajao
a dog is barking	pas laje
over /on /across /through /in +locative	po
across the floor	po podu
at the window	po prozoru
floor /ground (m)	pod
under /beneath (+instr.) (usually a bit more vague than ispod)	pod
under the head (instr)	pod glavom
under the pillow	pod jastukom
under the pillow of hers /under her pillow	pod jastukom joj
Under her pillow was the book, which she was reading.	Pod jastukom joj je bila knjiga koju je čitala.
Under her pillow was a book.	Pod jastukom joj je bila knjiga.
sometimes / once in a while	ponekad
again	ponovo
after +gen	posle
after that	posle toga
it started /it began	počelo je
to start /begin	početi
since /for	pošto
pressure	pritisak
they(f) were pressing	pritiskale su
they were pressing (against) her ear (. v.) (acc)	pritiskale su joj uvo
to press (down) /to weigh down /overload /exert pressure	pritiskati
Confess, that at night it whispers its stories to you in your ears.	Priznaj da ti noću šapuće svoje priče na uvce.
Confess! (imp sg)	Priznaj!
Confess, that at night whispers its stories to you.	Priznaj, da ti noću šapuće svoje priče.
to admit /confess	priznati
story	priča
stories (f pl nom =acc)	priče
to change	prom(ij)eniti se
window (m)	prozor
finger	prst
with fingers (instr pl)	prstima
first	prvi
first time	prvi put
... her father told her, when he for the first time found a book under her pillow.	rekao joj je otac kada joj je prvi put našao knjigu pod jastukom.
he said	rekao je
he told her	rekao joj je
her father told her	rekao joj je otac
to say	reći
from one side (gen)	sa jedne strane
from one side to the other	sa jedne strane na drugu
just/only	samo
clock	sat
tiny / small /unimportant (m/f/n)	sitan - sitna - sitno
a tiny, whispering rain	sitna, šaputava kiša
tiny (m/f/n)	sićušan - sićušna - sićušno
tiny (neutr. pl nom =acc)	sićušna
tiny bare feet	sićušna bosa stopala
with tiny fingers (instr)	sićušnim prstima
to sleep	spavati
heart	srce
Heart of ink	Srce od mastila
feet (nom neutr=acc neutr)	stopala
foot (n)	stopalo
side	strana
page (2 synonyms)	strana -stranica
stranger /foreigner	stranac
Stranger in the Night	Stranac u Noći
page (f)	stranica
pages (nom=acc)	stranice
the pages of a book	stranice knjige
the pages of some big book	stranice nekakve velike knjige
all /every	sva
one's (own) (m/f/n)	svoj - svoja - svoje
one's favoured book	svoja omiljena knjiga
its story	svoja priča
one's own (fem pl. nom = acc)	svoje
its stories (nom =acc)	svoje priče
that (m/f/n) (the aforementionned)	taj - ta - to
so	tako
so hard	tako tvrdo
so angular and hard	tako ćoškasto i tvrdo
That night, in which so much (of it) began and in which so much (of it)changed forever, Meggie had one of her favoured books under her pillow.	Te noći u kojoj je toliko toga počelo i u kojoj se toliko toga prom(ij)enilo za sva vr(ij)emena, Megi je imala jednu od svojih omiljenih knjiga pod jastukom.
that night (temporalni genitiv)	te noći
It rained that night, tiny, whispering.	Te noći je padala kiša, sitna, šaputava.
It rained that night.	Te noći je padala kiša.
That night Meggie had one of her favoured books under her pillow.	Te noći Megi je imala jednu od svojih omiljenih knjiga pod jastukom.
That night Meggie had one of her favoured books.	Te noći Megi je imala jednu od svojih omiljenih knjiga.
that night in which so much (of it) began	te noći u kojoj je toliko toga počelo
That night, in which so much (of it) began, Meggie had one of her favoured books under her pillow.	Te noći u kojoj je toliko toga počelo Megi je imala jednu od svojih omiljenih knjiga pod jastukom.
silence	tišina
it works /functions correctly	to funkcioniše
that (m/n gen sg)	toga
Tolly pulled them out in order to see them.	Toli ih je izvukao da ih vidi.
so much	toliko
so much changed	toliko se prom(ij)enilo
so much changed forever	toliko se prom(ij)enilo za sva vrijemena
so much of that /so much of it	toliko toga
so much of it began and so much of it changed forever	toliko toga počelo i toliko toga se prom(ij)enilo za sva vr(ij)emena
so much (of it) began	toliko toga počelo je
to run	trčati
they run (present tense)	trče
hard (adv)	tvrdo
in /at +locative	u
in which (loc of koji)	u kojoj
in bed (loc)	u krevetu
in the dark (loc)	u mraku
in the night (loc)	u noći
in the eye (loc)	u oku
in the eye of the little wooden horse	u oku drvenog konjića
in the eye of the wooden horse and in the eye of the mouse	u oku drvenog konjića i u oku miša
in the eye of the mouse	u oku miša
in the silence (loc)	u tišini
he strikes	udara
to strike/hit	udarati
comfortable (adv)	udobno
ear (Bosnian - Serbian) (nom sg =acc sg)	uho - uvo
she straightened up	uspravila se
to straighten up	uspraviti se
he pinched (APP)	uštinuo je
to pinch	uštinuti
big (m/f/n)	velik - velika - veliko
a big book	velika knjiga
of a big book (gen)	velike knjige
very	veoma
very comfortable	veoma udobno
already /by now	već
he sees	vidi
to see	vidjeti
time	vr(ij)eme
by /in /to /into +acc	za
into the nose	za nos
for all times / forever	za sva vr(ij)emena
he began to play	zaigrao je
to begin to play /to begin to dance	zaigrati
to fall asleep	zaspati
then /afterwards	zatim
to close	zatvoriti
to hear suddenly	začuti
because of /for /due to + gen	zbog
because of that/for that	zbog toga
For that Mo pinched her into the nose.	Zbog toga ju je Mo uštinuo za nos.
she called (APP)	zvala je
he called (APP)	zvao je
to call	zvati
a sound (m)	zvuk
angular	ćoškasto
it seemed to him that	činilo mu se da
it seemed to him that he heard (present tense) /he seemed to hear	činilo mu se da čuje
It seemed to him that he heard a sound as if someone were turning the pages of some great book.	činilo mu se da čuje nekakav zvuk kao da neko okreće stranice nekakve velike knjige.
It seemed to him that he heard tiny bare feet running across the floor	činilo mu se da čuje sićušna bosa stopala kako trče po podu
it seemed (Active Past Participle)	činilo se
it seemed that	činilo se da
to seem /appear	činiti se
she was reading	čitala je
She was reading the book (acc)	čitala je knjigu
to read	čitati
he hears	čuje
he hears tiny bare feet running (how they run)	čuje sićušna bosa stopala kako trče
they were heard	Čuli su se
The clock was ticking ("The tickings of the clock were heard")	Čuli su se otkucaji sata
they heard (perfect)	čuli su
The clock was ticking and in the silence it seemed to him that he heard tiny bare feet running across the floor, followed by giggles and whispers and a sound of someone turning over the pages of some big book.	Čuli su se otkucaji sata i u tišini mu se činilo da čuje sićušna bosa stopala kako trče po podu, a zatim kikotanje i šapat, i nekakav zvuk, kao da neko okreće stranice nekakve velike knjige.
The clock was ticking and in the silence it seemed to him that he heard tiny bare feet running across the floor, followed by giggles and whispers.	Čuli su se otkucaji sata i u tišini mu se činilo da čuje sićušna bosa stopala kako trče po podu, a zatim kikotanje i šapat.
The clock was ticking and in the silence it seemed to him that he heard tiny bare feet running across the floor.	Čuli su se otkucaji sata i u tišini mu se činilo da čuje sićušna bosa stopala kako trče po podu.
to hear /listen	čuti
whisper	šapat
to whisper	šaputati
whispering (m/f/n)	šaputav - šaputava - šaputavo
he/she/it whispers	šapuće
it whispers to you(dat)	šapuće ti