| 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. |