da + Content Clause
Reporting a Statement
Da can introduce what someone says, knows or thinks.
How It Works
The subject inside the da-clause does not have to match the subject of the main clause. Mislim da Ana radi separates the thinker from the person working.
Da has several functions. Here it introduces content, not a goal or purpose. The main verb and the relationship between the clauses establish that meaning.
Croatian does not require every reported present to shift mechanically into the past. Choose a tense that expresses the intended timing and viewpoint.
Examples (3)
- Znam da Ana dolazi.
I know that Ana is coming.
Da introduces the known content.
- Mislim da je vlak stigao.
I think the train has arrived.
The embedded event is expressed in the perfect.
- Rekla je da će doći sutra.
She said that she would come tomorrow.
The content clause uses future I relative to the reported plan.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Dependent clauses extend basic clause joining with a specific reason or content relation.
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- Indirect Questions With liReporting a QuestionLevel 4
- Infinitive / da ClausesOne Subject or TwoLevel 4
- Without: bez da / a da neWithout Doing SomethingLevel 5
- Commas and Clause StructureLevel 5
- kao da + ClauseAs ifLevel 5
- zbog toga što + ClauseNaming a Cause Through a ClauseLevel 5
- Clitics Inside a Dependent ClauseLevel 6
- svoj and Clause SubjectsSvoj Across Clause BoundariesLevel 6
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