Ti imaš mačku.

you (informal singular)

Breakdown of Ti imaš mačku.

• imati: to have
• mačka: cat

Questions & Answers about Ti imaš mačku.

What does Ti mean in this sentence and is it necessary?

Ti is the singular, informal second-person pronoun “you” (nominative case). In Croatian, the verb ending (-š in imaš) already tells you who the subject is, so Ti is not strictly necessary. You could simply say Imaš mačku and still mean “You have a cat.” Including Ti adds emphasis or clarity (“You—not someone else—have a cat”).

How do you pronounce imaš in English-style phonetics?

imaš is pronounced roughly as “EE-mash.”

• The i sounds like the English ee in see.
• The a is like the a in father but short.
• The š is the same as the sh in she.

What is the infinitive form of imaš, and what does that verb mean?

The infinitive is imati, which means “to have.” It’s an irregular verb in Croatian but extremely common.

How do you conjugate imati in the present tense?