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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

Past tense 4

84 [osamdeset i četiri]

Prošlost 4

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to read č-ta-i č_____ č-t-t- ------ čitati 0
I read. Č-----/--i-ala-sam. Č____ / č_____ s___ Č-t-o / č-t-l- s-m- ------------------- Čitao / čitala sam. 0
I read the whole novel. P--čitao-s-m c---li--o-a-. P_______ s__ c_____ r_____ P-o-i-a- s-m c-j-l- r-m-n- -------------------------- Pročitao sam cijeli roman. 0
to understand razu---ti r________ r-z-m-e-i --------- razumjeti 0
I understood. R-z--i--/ razum-ela --m. R______ / r________ s___ R-z-m-o / r-z-m-e-a s-m- ------------------------ Razumio / razumjela sam. 0
I understood the whole text. Ra--mi--- ----mj--a s-m ci-e-- --ks-. R______ / r________ s__ c_____ t_____ R-z-m-o / r-z-m-e-a s-m c-j-l- t-k-t- ------------------------------------- Razumio / razumjela sam cijeli tekst. 0
to answer odg-v-r-ti o_________ o-g-v-r-t- ---------- odgovoriti 0
I answered. O-g-vori- /-o--o-o--la s-m. O________ / o_________ s___ O-g-v-r-o / o-g-v-r-l- s-m- --------------------------- Odgovorio / odgovorila sam. 0
I answered all the questions. O--ovo-io-/-odgo-or-l--sa---a--va p--a---. O________ / o_________ s__ n_ s__ p_______ O-g-v-r-o / o-g-v-r-l- s-m n- s-a p-t-n-a- ------------------------------------------ Odgovorio / odgovorila sam na sva pitanja. 0
I know that – I knew that. Zna- ---–--- s-m--nao-- zn-l-. Z___ t_ – t_ s__ z___ / z_____ Z-a- t- – t- s-m z-a- / z-a-a- ------------------------------ Znam to – to sam znao / znala. 0
I write that – I wrote that. P--em--o –--o---m-p--ao-- -isala. P____ t_ – t_ s__ p____ / p______ P-š-m t- – t- s-m p-s-o / p-s-l-. --------------------------------- Pišem to – to sam pisao / pisala. 0
I hear that – I heard that. Č---- to - ---s-m-č---/--u-a. Č____ t_ – t_ s__ č__ / č____ Č-j-m t- – t- s-m č-o / č-l-. ----------------------------- Čujem to – to sam čuo / čula. 0
I’ll get it – I got it. Uzi--- -o-–--- --m-uzeo - -ze-a. U_____ t_ – t_ s__ u___ / u_____ U-i-a- t- – t- s-m u-e- / u-e-a- -------------------------------- Uzimam to – to sam uzeo / uzela. 0
I’ll bring that – I brought that. D--os-m -o-- to -a---on-o-/--on-je-a. D______ t_ – t_ s__ d____ / d________ D-n-s-m t- – t- s-m d-n-o / d-n-j-l-. ------------------------------------- Donosim to – to sam donio / donijela. 0
I’ll buy that – I bought that. Ku--je- t--–-t--s---kup-o /--upi-a. K______ t_ – t_ s__ k____ / k______ K-p-j-m t- – t- s-m k-p-o / k-p-l-. ----------------------------------- Kupujem to – to sam kupio / kupila. 0
I expect that – I expected that. O-ek-jem t--- to-sam oč-k-v---/ --e-iva-a. O_______ t_ – t_ s__ o_______ / o_________ O-e-u-e- t- – t- s-m o-e-i-a- / o-e-i-a-a- ------------------------------------------ Očekujem to – to sam očekivao / očekivala. 0
I’ll explain that – I explained that. O--a-n-avam--- –-t---a- -------o - ---a---la. O__________ t_ – t_ s__ o_______ / o_________ O-j-š-j-v-m t- – t- s-m o-j-s-i- / o-j-s-i-a- --------------------------------------------- Objašnjavam to – to sam objasnio / objasnila. 0
I know that – I knew that. P---aj------–--o s-- ---n-vao----o---v--a. P_______ t_ – t_ s__ p_______ / p_________ P-z-a-e- t- – t- s-m p-z-a-a- / p-z-a-a-a- ------------------------------------------ Poznajem to – to sam poznavao / poznavala. 0

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Negative words aren't translated into the native language

When reading, multilinguals translate subconsciously into their native language. This happens automatically; that is, the readers do it without realizing. It could be said that the brain functions like a simultaneous translator. But it doesn't translate everything! One study has shown that the brain has a built-in filter. This filter decides what gets translated. And it appears that the filter ignores certain words. Negative words aren't translated into the native language. Researchers selected native speakers of Chinese for their experiment. All test subjects spoke English as their second language. The test subjects had to rate various English words. These words had different emotional content. There were positive, negative and neutral terms. While the test subjects read the words, their brains were examined. That is, the researchers measured the electrical brain activity. In doing so, they could see how the brain worked. Certain signals are generated during the translation of words. They indicate that the brain is active. However, the test subjects showed no activity with the negative words. Only the positive or neutral terms were translated. Researchers don't yet know why this is. Theoretically, the brain has to process all words the same. It could be, however, that the filter quickly examines each word. It is analyzed while still being read in the second language. If a word is negative, the memory is blocked. In other words, it can't think of the word in the native language. People can react very sensitively to words. Perhaps the brain wants to protect them from emotional shock…