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Tko ima jabuku?

Tko ima jabuku?
Who has an apple?
From Lesson 22:Feminine direct objects (-u)·Croatian

Breakdown of Tko ima jabuku?

tko
who
imati
to have
jabuka
apple

Questions & Answers about Tko ima jabuku?

Why does the word for apple end in -u here (jabuku) instead of -a (jabuka)?
Because the apple is the direct object of the sentence, meaning it is the thing being had. In Croatian, when a feminine noun ending in -a (like jabuka) is the direct object, its ending changes to -u. This form is called the accusative case.
Where is the word for "an" in this sentence?
Croatian does not use articles like "a", "an", or "the". The single word jabuku translates to "an apple" or "the apple" depending on what makes sense in the context of the conversation.
Why do we use the "he/she/it" verb form (ima) with tko (who)?
The question word tko always acts as a singular subject, just like "who" usually does in English when we ask "Who has it?" Even if you expect the answer to be multiple people, you still use the third-person singular verb form (ima).

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