dođi ovamo
To say come here in Bosnian, use dođi ovamo, the everyday way to tell one person to come to you.
dođi ovamo is a command telling someone to move toward where you are. A politer request is Molim vas, budite ljubazni i dođite ovdje, meaning please be kind and come here.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is made of the verb dođi, meaning come and the adverb ovamo, meaning to this place.
Which one should you use?
ovamo implies movement toward the speaker, whereas ovdje means being at a place without movement. Hajde ovamo is a more casual way to say come here.
How does it change in a sentence?
dođi ovamo is the imperative singular, for one person you speak to informally. dođite ovamo is the plural or formal imperative, for several people or for one person you address politely.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use dođi ovamo with a stranger or someone older. Use Dođite ovamo instead.
Did you know?
- While dođi ovamo is the spoken command, Bosnian speakers often accompany the request to 'come here' with a specific hand gesture, palm facing up and fingers curling toward the speaker.
- The term ovamo can be traced back to the Proto-Slavic word *ovamo, showing a linguistic lineage that spans thousands of years.
- The casual command Hajde ovamo is very common in Bosnian, where hajde is often used as an exclamation like 'come on' or 'let's go' to urge someone to act.
Examples in context
- Gospodine, molim vas, budite ljubazni i dođite ovdje, moram vam nešto reći.Sir, please be kind and come here, I need to tell you something.
- Hej, dođi ovamo, imam nešto zanimljivo da ti pokažem!Hey, come here, I have something interesting to show you!
- Deco, dođite ovamo, slikajmo se zajedno!Kids, come here, let's take a photo together!
- Hajde ovamo, sjedni pored mene i pričaj mi o svom danu.Come here, sit next to me, and tell me about your day.
- Brže, dođi ovamo!Faster, come here!
Example conversation
Tarik is calling Lejla over to see a small insect on the table.
- TarikLejla, dođi ovamo brzo.Lejla, come here quickly.
- LejlaŠta je bilo, Tarik?What happened, Tarik?
- TarikPogledaj šta je na stolu.Look what is on the table.
- LejlaOh, to je baš mala buba.Oh, that is a very small bug.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ovamo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
