| only (adv.) | jedino |
| child (n) | dijete |
| the only child | jedino dijete |
| after /because /since /as | pošto |
| to stay /remain (intransitive) | ostati |
| I remained | ostao sam |
| Since I remained | pošto sam ostao |
| Since I remained the only child... | Pošto sam ostao jedino dijete. |
| parents | roditelji |
| a lot | mnogo |
| to love | voljeti |
| they loved | voljeli su |
| the parents loved | roditelji su voljeli |
| me | me |
| the /my parents loved me | roditelji su me voljeli |
| my parents loved me a lot | roditelji su me mnogo voljeli |
| Since I remained the only child, my parents loved me very much. | Pošto sam ostao jedino dijete, roditelji su me mnogo voljeli. |
| to want /wish | htjeti |
| they wanted | htjeli su |
| that (conj) | da |
| they wanted that | htjeli su da |
| I will be(come) | budem |
| they wanted me to be | htjeli su da budem |
| man | čovjek |
| good /well-behaved /kind/thoughtful (m/f/n) | dobar - dobra - dobro |
| a good man | dobar čovjek |
| good /valiant | valjan |
| a good and valiant man | dobar i valjan čovjek |
| They wanted me to be a good and valiant man. | Htjeli su da budem dobar i valjan čovjek. |
| My parents loved me very much and wanted me to be a good and valiant man. | Roditelji su me mnogo voljeli i htjeli da budem dobar i valjan čovjek. |
| Since I remained the only child, my parents loved me very much and wanted me to be a good and valiant man. | Pošto sam ostao jedino dijete, roditelji su me mnogo voljeli i htjeli da budem dobar i valjan čovjek. |