Imamo deset minuta.

to have

Breakdown of Imamo deset minuta.

• minuta: minute
• deset: ten

Questions & Answers about Imamo deset minuta.

Why is there no word for we (like mi) in Imamo deset minuta?

In Croatian, subject pronouns (like ja, ti, mi, vi) are usually dropped because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• imamo is the 1st person plural form: it already means we have.
• So Mi imamo deset minuta is grammatically correct, but Imamo deset minuta is more natural in neutral speech.
• You normally add mi only for emphasis or contrast, for example:
  
  • Mi imamo deset minuta, a oni nemaju. – We have ten minutes, but they don’t.

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How is the verb form imamo formed, and what are the other forms of imati in the present tense?

Imamo is the 1st person plural present tense of imati (to have).

Present tense of imati:

• ja imam – I have
• ti imaš – you have (singular, informal)
• on / ona / ono ima – he / she / it has
• mi imamo – we have
• vi imate – you have (plural or formal)
• oni / one / ona imaju – they have

So in Imamo deset minuta, the ending -mo marks we.

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