nemati
немати/něːmati/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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not to haveNemam vremena danas. — I don't have time today.Nemamo auto. — We don't have a car.
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(nema + gen.) there is no; to be absentU frižideru nema mleka. — There's no milk in the fridge.Šefa nema u kancelariji. — The boss isn't in the office.
The missing thing often goes in the genitive: nemam novca, nema hleba.
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | nemam |
| ti | nemaš |
| on/ona/ono | nema |
| mi | nemamo |
| vi | nemate |
| oni/one/ona | nemaju |
Past (masc.): nemao
Imperative: nemaj
Antonyms:
imati
Expressions
- nema na čemu — you're welcome
- nema veze — never mind; no problem
- nema šanse — no way