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Modal Verbs Explained in Serbian

This document discusses various modal verbs in Serbian including must, have to, should, would, and others. It provides examples of how each modal verb is used to indicate obligation, necessity, advice, hypothetical situations, and requests. Key points include: must indicates obligation based on the speaker's opinion, have to indicates obligation from general rules; should is used for recommendations and advice; would and would have indicate imagined or hypothetical situations and activities.

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Modal Verbs Explained in Serbian

This document discusses various modal verbs in Serbian including must, have to, should, would, and others. It provides examples of how each modal verb is used to indicate obligation, necessity, advice, hypothetical situations, and requests. Key points include: must indicates obligation based on the speaker's opinion, have to indicates obligation from general rules; should is used for recommendations and advice; would and would have indicate imagined or hypothetical situations and activities.

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MODAL VERBS 2

MODALNI GLAGOLI 2

HAVE TO AND MUST


MUST je modalniglagolkojiimasamojedan
[Link]
obligation(obaveza)kojapostojipomiljenju
govornika:
[Link].
(Smatramdamijetoobaveza)
[Link].
(Preporuujemto,mislimdajeneophodno)
Ukolikoelimodaiskaemoobavezuunekom
drugomvremenu,umestomust,moramo
upotrebitihaveto
[Link].
Ifthepaingetsworse,youllhavetoseethedoctor.

HAVETOOBAVEZA
HAVETOtakoeznaiobavezu,kojaproizilaziiz
[Link]
govornika.
[Link].
[Link]
hastoworklate.
Uporedi:
ImustphoneSue.(anopinion)
Ihavetoworkfrom9.00to5.00everyday.(afact)

MUSTANDMUSTNT
MUST/HAVETO=itisnecessarytodo
something(morati)
MUSTNT=itisnecessarynottodosomething
[Link].
MUSTNTnemora
MUSTNT=nesme
DONTHAVETO=itisnotnecessarytodo
something
Idonthavetoworktomorrow.
DONTHAVETO=nemora

MUST,MUSTNT,NEEDNT
Youmustdosomething=itisnecessarythatyou
doit
[Link].
(Moramodapourimo)
Youmustntdosomething=itisnecessarythat
youdontdoit.
[Link].(Ne
smemopravitibuku)
Youneedntdosomething=itisntnecessarythat
youdoit.
[Link].(Ne
moramouriti).

Umestoneednt,moemokoristitidont/doesnt
needto.
Weneednthurry.
Wedontneedtohurry.
NEEDNTHAVE(DONE)=itwasntnecessary
todosomething.
Heneednthavetakentheumbrella=Hetookthe
umbrella,butthiswasnotnecessary.
[Link].(Netrebada
brine)
[Link].
(Nijetrebalodabrine)

SHOULD1
Youshoulddosomething=itsagoodthingor
therightthingtodo
[Link]
predloge,savete,preporuke.
[Link].
Thegovernmentshoulddomoretoreducecrime.
SashouldestokoristimoIthink/Idont
think/Doyouthink...?
Ithinkthegovernmentshoulddomoretoreduce
crime.
DoyouthinkIshouldapplyforanotherjob?

Youshouldntdosomething=itisntagoodthing
todo
Youshouldntbelieveeverythingyoureadinthe
newspapers.(Nebitrebalo)
Shouldnemaistujainukaomust/haveto:
Youshouldapologize.(=itsagoodthingtodo.)
Youmustapologize.(=itsnecessarytodoso.)
Shouldtakoekoristimokadoekujemodase
netodesi:
Shesbeenstudyinghardfortheexam,soshe
shouldpass.

SHOULDHAVEDONE
Youshouldhavedonesomething=itwasthe
rightthingtodo,butyoudidntdoit(Trebaloje)
[Link]
havecome.
Youshouldnthavedonesomething=youdidit,
butitwasthewrongthingtodo(Nijetrebalo)
[Link].
Uporedi:
[Link].
[Link]
gonetobedearlier.

OUGHTTO
Umestoshould,moeseupotrebitioughtto,sa
istimznaenjem:
DoyouthinkIoughttoapplyforthisjob?
Shesbeenstudyinghardfortheexam,soshe
oughttopass.
Jackoughtnottostayuplate.
[Link]
come.

SHOULD2
Shouldseposebnokoristiposlenekihglagola,
kaotosu:
Demandzahtevati
Insistinsistirati
Proposepredloiti
Recommendpreporuiti
Suggestpredloiti
Theyinsistedthatweshouldhavedinnerwith
them.
Idemandedthatheshouldapologize.

If...should...
MoesereiIfsomethingshouldhappen...
IfTomshouldphonewhileImout,tellhimIll
callhimback.(AkobiTomnazvao,recimudau
ganazvatikasnije.)
Ishould/Ishouldntkoristimodabismo
nekomedalisavet.
[Link]
tomorrow.
Ishouldntstayup=Iadviseyounottostayup

WOULD
WOULD/WOULDNTkoristimokadzamiljamo
nekusituacijuiliaktivnost:
Itwouldbenicetobuyanewcar,butwecant
affordit.(Bilobilepodakupimonovauto,ali
nemamonovca.)
Iwouldlovetolivebythesea.(Volelabihda
ivimkrajmora.)
WOULDHAVEDONEkoristimokadzamiljamo
situacijeiliaktivnostiuprolosti(kojesenisu
dogodile):
[Link]
havedonewithouttheirhelp.

Uporedi:
IwouldphoneSue,butIhaventgothernumber.
(now)
IwouldhavephonedSue,butIdidnthaveher
number.(past)
[Link]
wouldntcomeanyway.(Neuihpozvatina
[Link].)
[Link]
havecomeanyway.(Nisamihpozvalanaurku.
Ionakonebidoli.)

Wouldsekoristiureenicamasaif:
IwouldphoneSueifIhadhernumber.(Nazvala
bihSjukadbihimalanjenbroj.)
IwouldhavephonedSueifIdhadhernumber.
(NazvalabihSjudasamimalanjenbroj.)
Wouldkoristimoizaaktivnostikojesuse
redovnodeavaleuprolosti:
Insummer,iftheweatherwasfine,wewouldget
upearlyandgoforaswim.(Ustajalibismoranoi
ilinaplivanje.)

CAN/COULD/WOULDYOU...?
Mnogimodalniglagolikoristesezamolbe,
zahteve,pozive,itd.
Zahtevi:
Can/couldyouwaitamoment,please?
Canyoudomeafavour?
Willyoudomeafavour?
Wouldyoupleasebequiet?
Molbe:
CanIhavethesepostcards,please?
CouldIuseyourphone?
Mayicomein?

Ponudeipozivi:
CanIgetyouacupofcoffee?
CanIhelpyou?
Wouldyoulikeacupofcoffee?
Wouldyouliketocometodinnertomorrow
evening?

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