| somewhere | negde |
| dark /darkness | mrak |
| in the dark (loc) | u mraku |
| somewhere in the dark | negde u mraku |
| dog | pas |
| to bark | lajati |
| a dog is barking | pas laje |
| a dog barked | pas je lajao |
| Somewhere in the dark a dog barked. | Negde u mraku lajao je pas. |
| to sleep | spavati |
| Meggie is sleeping. | Megi spava |
| to fall asleep | zaspati |
| Meggie is falling asleep | Megi zaspi |
| Meggie fell asleep | Megi je zaspala |
| she could... | mogla da |
| he could | mogao da |
| Meggie could | Megi mogla da |
| Meggie couldn't | Megi nije mogla da |
| Meggie couldn't (fall a)sleep. | Megi nije mogla da zaspi |
| Somewhere in the dark a dog barked and Meggie couldn't sleep. | Negde u mraku lajao je pas i Megi nije mogla da zaspi. |
| how much | koliko |
| no matter how much | koliko god |
| no matter how much (that) she turned around | koliko god da se okretala |
| side | strana |
| from one side (gen) | sa jedne strane |
| onto /to +acc. | na |
| the other (m/f/n) | drugi - druga - drugo |
| to the other (acc fem sg) | na drugu |
| from one side to the other | sa jedne strane na drugu |
| no matter how much she turned from one side to the other | koliko god da se okretala sa jedne strane na drugu |
| 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. |
| 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. |