Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Kajkavian): imeti

Verb

ìmati impf ‎(Cyrillic spelling ѝмати)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to have, possess, own

   imati sreće‎ ― to be lucky, have luck

   imati vremena‎ ― to have time

   imati novaca‎ ― to have money

   imati prehladu‎ ― to have a cold

   ona ima 19 godina‎ ― she is 19 years old

   imaš pravo‎ ― you are right, you are correct

   imati običaj da..‎ ― to have a habit/custom to..

   imati na umu‎ ― to have in mind, keep in mind

   imati u vidu‎ ― to keep in mind

   imati na pameti‎ ― to keep in mind

   imati protiv‎ ― to object to

2. (transitive, with genitive case (except for singular countable nouns — with nominative), in existential clauses) to be, be present, to exist in the universe of discourse (in past and future tenses usually replaced by bȉti ‎(“to be, exist”))

   ima li šećera?‎ ― is there any sugar?

   ima li koga‎ ― is there anyone in?

   ima li crvenih auta na parkiralištu?‎ ― are there any red cars on the parking lot?

   na zidu imaju dvije slike‎ ― there are two paintings on the wall

   što ima za večeru?‎ ― what is there for supper?

   ima otad pet godina‎ ― five years have passed since then, it has been five years since then

3. (intransitive, with da) to have to, be obliged to

   ima(š) da mu pošteno platiš‎ ― you have to pay him fairly

   ima(ju) da rade c(ij)eli dan‎ ― they have to work the whole day

4. (transitive) to wear, have on

   imala je crveni šeširić‎ ― she had a red bonnet on

Conjugation

Antonyms

• némati

Derived terms

References

• “imati” in Hrvatski jezični portal