Verbs
Glagoli Like i Would Like ne smiju se miješati jer imaju različita značenja.
Zapravo, dok se Would like koristi za izražavanje zahtjeva ili ponuda na pristojniji način, glagol Like se koristi za izražavanje ideja o uživanju u nečemu.
[Like i Would like se u hrvatskom prevode kao Voljeti/sviđati se i htjeti.]
Affirmative
Potvrdni oblik glagola like ima ovu strukturu:
Subject + like (“likes” za treće lice jednine).
| SUBJECT | VERB |
| I | like |
| You | like |
| He | likes |
| She | likes |
| It | likes |
| We | like |
| You | like |
| They | like |
Negative
Niječni oblik glagola Like ima ovu strukturu:
Subject + do + not + like (“does” za treće lice jednine).
| SUBJECT | VERB “TO DO” | NEGATION+LIKE | SHORT FORM |
| I | do | not like | don’t like |
| You | do | not like | don’t like |
| He | does | not like | doesn’t like |
| She | does | not like | doesn’t like |
| It | does | not like | doesn’t like |
| We | do | not like | don’t like |
| You | do | not like | don’t like |
| They | do | not like | don’t like |
Interrogative
Upitni oblik glagola Like ima ovu strukturu:
Do + subject + base form of the verb “like”+ question mark (?) (“does” za treće lice jednine).
| VERB “TO DO” | SUBJECT | LIKE | QM |
| Do | I | like | …? |
| Do | you | like | …? |
| Does | he | like | …? |
| Does | she | like | …? |
| Does | it | like | …? |
| Do | we | like | …? |
| Do | you | like | …? |
| Do | they | like | …? |
Affirmative
- I really like cooking.
- He likes playing sports.
- We like going out at weekends.
Negative
- I don’t like cooking.
- He doesn’t like playing sports.
- We don’t like going out on the weekends.
Interrogative
- Do I like cooking?
- Does he like playing sports?
- Do we like going out at weekends?
Vrlo je važno razlikovati Like od Would Like:
- Koristimo Like kad želimo izraziti zadovoljstvo u nečemu;
- Koristimo Would like kad želimo izraziti zahtjev ili ponudu;
- Oni su različiti i što se tiče gramatičkih struktura.
Glagol Like koristimo kad želimo izraziti zadovoljstvo u nečemu. Koristimo različite strukture ovisno o obliku glagola kojeg trebamo koristiti (Potvrdni, Niječni i Upitni).
Glagol Like ima ovu strukturu:
- Affirmative: Subject + like (“likes” za treće lice jednine);
- Negative: Subject + do + not + like (“does” za treće lice jednine);
- Interrogative: Do + subject + base form of the verb “like”+ question mark (“does” for the third person singular).
Npr.:
— Affirmative: “I like drinking tea.” = Subjekt (ja) voli piti čaj.
— Negative: “I don’t like drinking tea.” = Subjekt (ja) ne voli piti čaj.
— Interrogative: “Do you like drinking tea?” = Subjekta (tebe) se pita ako voli piti čaj.
Bitna je razlika u značenju između Like i Would like:
- Would like se koristi kad izražavamo zahtjeve ili ponude na pristojan način;
- Like se koristi da bi izrazili uživanje u nečemu.
Npr.
— “I like sport.” = Obično uživam u sportu.
— “I would like to do some sport.” = Želja mi je baviti se sportom.
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