| one /a, an, some (m/f/n) | jedan - jedna - jedno |
| a man | jedan čov(je)k |
| some people | jedni ljudi |
| (of) one (gen long form masc/neutr) | jednoga |
| One morning (time expression >gen.) | jednoga jutra |
| garden | vrt |
| in the garden | u vrtu |
| She was in the garden. | Bila je u vrtu. |
| One morning she was in the garden. | Jednoga je jutra bila u vrtu. |
| behind /after (+gen) | iza |
| behind that | iza toga |
| rain | kiša |
| after the rain | iza kiše |
| behind the house | iza kuće |
| the garden behind the house | vrt iza kuće |
| One morning she was in the garden behind the house. | Jednoga je jutra bila u vrtu iza kuće. |
| adjacent /neighboring /next door (m/f/n) | susjedni - susjedna - susjedno |
| the neighboring garden | susjedni vrt |
| from the neighboring (gen) garden (gen) | iz susjednog vrta |
| the neighboring house | susjedna kuća |
| to climb | uzverati se |
| he climbed | uzverao se |
| a boy climbed | uzverao se dječak |
| a boy climbed up from the neighboring garden | iz susjednog vrta se uzverao dječak |
| to peep /peek /glimpse | proviriti |
| he peeked | provirio je |
| over /across (+gen) | preko |
| wall | zid |
| the Berlin wall | Berlinski zid |
| over the wall | preko zida |
| he peeked over the wall | provirio je preko zida |
| a boy climbed up from the neighboring garden and peeked over the wall | iz susjednog vrta se uzverao dječak i provirio preko zida. |
| when (used for a short action that occurs during another action/for actions that occur in a period of life, When I was five...) | kad |
| One morning she was in the garden behind the house when a boy climbed up from the neighboring garden and peeked over the wall. | Jednoga je jutra bila u vrtu iza kuće, kad se iz susjednog vrta uzverao dječak i provirio preko zida. |