Zimi često ima snijega, a nebo je puno oblaka.

to be

Breakdown of Zimi često ima snijega, a nebo je puno oblaka.

• imati: to have
• često: often
• a: and

Questions & Answers about Zimi često ima snijega, a nebo je puno oblaka.

Why is it zimi and not u zimu for “in winter”?

Croatian often uses the bare dative/locative form of time-related nouns to mean “in X”:

• zima → zimi = in (the) winter
• ljeto → ljeti = in (the) summer
• noć → noću = at night
• dan → danju = by day

So zimi literally means “in winter / during winter” without any preposition. It’s the normal, most natural way to say this.

You can see u zimu in some contexts, but it sounds more marked, specific, or stylistic. For everyday usage, learn zimi as the default for “in winter”.

In ima snijega, why is snijega in the genitive, and what is the subject here?