| to have | imati |
| I have | imam |
| to not have /to lack | nemati |
| I don't have | nemam |
| I have nothing. | Nemam ništa. |
| against (+gen) | protiv |
| against it /that | protiv toga |
| I have nothing against it. | Nemam ništa protiv toga. |
| you have to be | moraš biti |
| you have to be something | nešto moraš biti |
| But you have to be something! | Ali nešto moraš biti! |
| If you want you can become a merchant like me. I have nothing against it. But you have to be something! | Ako hoćeš možeš da budeš trgovac, kao što sam ja. Nemam ništa protiv toga. Ali nešto moraš biti! |
| you have to be (more Serbian) | moraš da budeš |