| would (colloquial) | bi |
| still /even /yet | još |
| in years /for a long time (instr) | godinama |
| after +gen | posle |
| that (m/f/n) (the aforementionned) | taj - ta - to |
| that (m/n gen sg) | toga |
| after that | posle toga |
| still for years after that | još godinama posle toga |
| to hear suddenly | začuti |
| Meggie would suddenly hear | Megi bi začula |
| the same (m/f/n) | isti - ista - isto |
| the same sound | isti zvuk |
| Meggie would suddenly hear the same sound | Megi bi začula isti zvuk |
| already /by now | već |
| Meggie would already suddenly hear the same sound | Megi bi već začula isti zvuk |
| Yet for years after that, Meggie would already suddenly hear the same sound | još godinama posle toga Megi bi već začula isti zvuk |
| to close | zatvoriti |
| eyes (neutr pl nom=acc) | oči |
| Meggie would close her eyes | Megi bi zatvorila oči |
| just/only | samo |
| Meggie would just close her (the) eyes | Megi bi samo zatvorila oči |
| 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. |
| as /like | kao |
| when | kad |
| finger | prst |
| with fingers (instr pl) | prstima |
| with tiny fingers (instr) | sićušnim prstima |
| window (m) | prozor |
| at the window | po prozoru |
| to strike/hit | udarati |
| he strikes | udara |
| someone hits at the window | neko udara po prozoru |
| someone hits at the window with tiny fingers | neko sićušnim prstima udara po prozoru |
| as if someone hits at the window with tiny fingers | 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, 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. |