imati

имати

/ǐmati/ · imperfective

VERB

to have; to own

Imam dva brata i sestru. — I have two brothers and a sister.

Ona ima devetnaest godina. — She is nineteen years old.
(impersonal ima + gen.) there is; there are

Ima li hleba u prodavnici? — Is there any bread in the shop?

Leti u gradu ima mnogo turista. — In summer there are lots of tourists in the city.
(of clothes) to wear; to have on

Imala je crvenu haljinu i bele patike. — She had on a red dress and white trainers.

The negative is the separate verb «nemati» (nemam); impersonal «ima/nema» + gen. means 'there is/isn't': nema hleba.

Synonyms:

posedovati

Forms

Past (masc.): imao

Imperative: imaj

Antonyms: nemati

Expressions