Usages of imati
Ja imam psa.
I have a dog.
Ti imaš mačku.
You have a cat.
Mi imamo veliku kuću.
We have a big house.
Vi imate dobre pse.
You have good dogs.
Oni imaju malu mačku.
They have a small cat.
Ana ima malu mačku.
Ana has a small cat.
The adjective mali changes its form according to the noun (mačku).
Luka ima psa.
Luka has a dog.
The masculine word pas becomes psa when it's a direct object.
Imamo mali stan u gradu.
We have a small apartment in the city.
Ja imam novi auto.
I have a new car.
Ana ima mačku.
Ana has a cat.
The feminine mačka becomes mačku when used as a direct object.
Imam pitanje, a ti imaš dobar odgovor.
I have a question, and you have a good answer.
On pita koliko minuta imamo.
He asks how many minutes we have.
U ponedjeljak imamo ručak s obitelji.
On Monday we have lunch with the family.
Imam dovoljno vode, ali ti imaš previše kave.
I have enough water, but you have too much coffee.
Nema dovoljno vremena za ručak.
There is not enough time for lunch.
Ako imaš novac, možemo kupiti ručak.
If you have money, we can buy lunch.
Imamo mali problem, ali imamo i plan.
We have a small problem, but we also have a plan.
Bismo li mogli imati drugi plan?
Could we have another plan?
To nije problem; imamo drugi plan.
That is not a problem; we have another plan.
Imamo novac za ručak.
We have money for lunch.
Imamo pet minuta.
We have five minutes.
Vjerojatno ima temperaturu, pa ostaje kod kuće.
She probably has a fever, so she is staying at home.
Imam temperaturu.
I have a fever.
Ovaj tjedan imam težak zadatak.
This week I have a difficult task.
Moja prijateljica danas ima rođendan.
My (female) friend has a birthday today.
Imam dvije stvari za danas.
I have two things for today.
Imam poklon za vas.
I have a gift for you.
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