Definitions
- 1.to have, possess, own
Imam vremena.
I have time.
Ona ima 19 godina.
She is 19 years old.
Imaš pravo!
You are right!
- 2.there be, be present, 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 crvenih auta na parkiralištu?
Are there any red cars on the parking lot?
Što ima za večeru?
What is there for dinner?
- 3.to wear, have on
Imala je crveni šešir.
She had a red bonnet on.
- 4.regionalto have to, be obliged to (have the responsibility)
Imaš to obaviti.
You have to complete that.
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.
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- pòimati
- snímati
- ùimati
- zàimati
Antonyms
- némati
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьmati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-.
Forms
- ìmaticanonical • imperfective
- ѝматиcyrillic
- imatiinfinitive
- ìmānjenoun-from-verb
- imampresent • singular
- imadempresent • singular
- imašpresent • singular
- imadešpresent • singular
- imapresent • singular • third-person
- imadepresent • singular • third-person
- imamoplural • present
- imademoplural • present
- imateplural • present
- imadeteplural • present
- imajuplural • present • third-person
- imaduplural • present • third-person
- imat ćufuture • future-i • singular
- imaćufuture • future-i • singular
- imat ćešfuture • future-i • singular
- imaćešfuture • future-i • singular
- imat ćefuture • future-i • singular • third-person
- imaćefuture • future-i • singular • third-person
- imat ćemofuture • future-i • plural
- imaćemofuture • future-i • plural
- imat ćetefuture • future-i • plural
- imaćetefuture • future-i • plural
- imat ćе̄future • future-i • plural • third-person
- bȕdēm imaofuture • future-ii • singular
- bȕdēš imaofuture • future-ii • singular
- bȕdē imaofuture • future-ii • singular • third-person
- bȕdēmo imalifuture • future-ii • plural
- bȕdēte imalifuture • future-ii • plural
- bȕdū imalifuture • future-ii • plural • third-person
- imao sampast • perfect • singular
- imao sipast • perfect • singular
- imao jepast • perfect • singular • third-person
- imali smopast • perfect • plural
- imali stepast • perfect • plural
- imali supast • perfect • plural • third-person
- bȉo sam imaopast • pluperfect • singular
- bȉo si imaopast • pluperfect • singular
- bȉo je imaopast • pluperfect • singular • third-person
- bíli smo imalipast • pluperfect • plural
- bíli ste imalipast • pluperfect • plural
- bíli su imalipast • pluperfect • plural • third-person
- imahimperfect • past • singular
- imadijahimperfect • past • singular
- imađahimperfect • past • singular
- imašeimperfect • past • singular
- imadijašeimperfect • past • singular
- imađašeimperfect • past • singular
- imašeimperfect • past • singular • third-person
- imadijašeimperfect • past • singular • third-person
- imađašeimperfect • past • singular • third-person
- imasmoimperfect • past • plural
- imadijasmoimperfect • past • plural
- imađasmoimperfect • past • plural
- imasteimperfect • past • plural
- imadijasteimperfect • past • plural
- imađasteimperfect • past • plural
- imahuimperfect • past • plural • third-person
- imadijahuimperfect • past • plural • third-person
- imađahuimperfect • past • plural • third-person
- imao bihconditional • conditional-i • singular
- imao biconditional • conditional-i • singular
- imao biconditional • conditional-i • singular • third-person
- imali bismoconditional • conditional-i • plural
- imali bisteconditional • conditional-i • plural
- imali biconditional • conditional-i • plural • third-person
- bȉo bih imaoconditional • conditional-ii • singular
- bȉo bi imaoconditional • conditional-ii • singular
- bȉo bi imaoconditional • conditional-ii • singular • third-person
- bíli bismo imaliconditional • conditional-ii • plural
- bíli biste imaliconditional • conditional-ii • plural
- bíli bi imaliconditional • conditional-ii • plural • third-person
- -imperative • singular
- imajimperative • singular
- -imperative • singular • third-person
- imajmoimperative • plural
- imajteimperative • plural
- -imperative • plural • third-person
- imetialternative • kajkavian
Conjugation
Infinitive:imati
| he/she/it | ima, imade |
| they | imaju, imadu |
he/she/it
ima, imade
they
imaju, imadu