Dakle želiš biti kao pravi Hrvat, je l' da? 005 Eto!

So you want to be a real Croat, eh? At least, you want people to think that you are.

Hrvoje: Prema novinama, sljedeće godine, vlada će povećati poreze. [According to the papers, next year the government will increase taxes]

Zora (with a shrug of her shoulders): Eto! A što onda?
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Eto! A regular and more-or-less confirming interjection meaning something like "There!", "There you go!", "Oh yeah!", or "Aha ....." (much less emotional than the "Aha!!" that accompanies an epiphany moment).

For example .........​

                                            Ruža: Provele smo previše vremena u dućanu.
                                            Zdenka: Ma, nema veze. Uživale smo u tome i kupile smo nove cipele.
                                            Ruža: Ali sada kasnimo na vlak.
                                            Zdenka: Eto! Moramo uzeti taksi, je l' tako?

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Or ....

Boris: Vidio sam predsjednika danas na Trgu.
Milan: Eto! Imaš sreću.

​[Milan might also have added "Baš me briga!" (SAYINGS: 003 As if I care! Baš me briga!)]

A frequent "Eto!" during conversation is much more innocent than "Eto ti ga na!", discussed in another post (SAYINGS: 006 See, I told you so! ​​Eto ti ga na!).

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