Breakdown of U književnosti ima mnogo problema, iako mnogi urednici dobro rade.
dobro
well
problem
problem
raditi
to work
imati
to have
Questions & Answers about U književnosti ima mnogo problema, iako mnogi urednici dobro rade.
Why do we use mnogo with problema, but mnogi with urednici?
This sentence perfectly shows the difference between the two! Mnogo is an unchangeable quantity word that forces the noun after it (problema) into the genitive case. Mnogi is an adjective meaning "many", and like all adjectives, it changes its ending to match its noun in case, gender, and number (here, nominative masculine plural to match urednici).
Why does the verb ima translate to "there are" instead of "it has"?
The verb imati is often used existentially to mean "there is" or "there are". When used this way, it stays locked in the third-person singular (ima), even if you are talking about multiple things like mnogo problema.
Is problema in the nominative singular here?
No, the nominative singular is actually problem (a masculine noun). Here it is in the genitive plural, which adds the ending -a to the base word. The quantifier mnogo always requires the following noun to be in the genitive case.
Why does književnost become književnosti after the preposition u?