Danas imam termin kod frizerke u četiri.

Today I have an appointment with the hairdresser at four.

Breakdown of Danas imam termin kod frizerke u četiri.

• imati: to have
• danas: today
• u: at
• termin: appointment
• kod: at/by
• frizerka: hairdresser
• četiri: four

Questions & Answers about Danas imam termin kod frizerke u četiri.

Why does the sentence start with Danas? Can I move it?

Danas = today and it’s placed first for emphasis or just a natural “time first” order. You can move it:

• Imam termin kod frizerke danas u četiri. (still correct)
• Danas u četiri imam termin kod frizerke. (very natural; highlights the time)

Croatian word order is fairly flexible, but the “time expression” often comes early in the sentence.

What exactly does imam termin mean? Is termin just “time”?

In this context termin means an appointment / a scheduled slot (often with a doctor, hairdresser, etc.).
So imam termin = I have an appointment (booked), not just “I have time.”

You can also hear:

• Imam zakazan termin... (I have an appointment scheduled...)
• Imam naručen termin... (I’m booked in...)

Why is it kod frizerke and not something like u frizerki?

kod + Genitive is commonly used to mean at someone’s place / with someone (their office/service):

• kod frizerke = with the hairdresser / at the hairdresser’s

Using u here would sound wrong because u usually means “in(side)” a physical place:

• u frizerskom salonu = in the hair salon (place-focused)
• kod frizerke = with the hairdresser (person/service-focused)

Why is it frizerke (ending -e)? What case is that?

Because the preposition kod requires the genitive case.
Base form (nominative) is frizerka (a female hairdresser).
Genitive singular is frizerke:

• frizerka → (kod) frizerke

So the -e ending is a genitive singular ending for many feminine nouns in -a.

Does frizerke imply the hairdresser is a woman? What if it’s a man?

Yes. frizerka is feminine, so it implies a female hairdresser.

If it’s a male hairdresser:

• Danas imam termin kod frizera u četiri.

Here:

• frizer (male) → genitive singular frizera after kod

Is u četiri literally “in four”? Why does u mean “at” here?

Yes, literally it’s “in four,” but idiomatically u + time often means at (a specific clock time):

• u četiri = at four (o’clock)

This is a standard way to state clock times in Croatian.

Do I need to say u četiri sata? Why is sata missing?

You don’t have to include sata; it’s commonly omitted when it’s obvious you mean time:

• u četiri = at four
• u četiri sata = at four o’clock (more explicit)

If you include sata, note the form:

• četiri sata (for 2–4, Croatian uses genitive singular: dva sata, tri sata, četiri sata)

How do I say “at 4:30” in the same style?

Common options:

• u četiri i trideset (straightforward: 4:30)
• u pola pet (very common: “half to five” = 4:30)

So you could say:

• Danas imam termin kod frizerke u pola pet.

Why is imam used—Croatian doesn’t always say “I have,” right?

Croatian often uses imati (to have) for appointments exactly like English:

• Imam termin... (I have an appointment...)

But Croatian also has other natural patterns:

• Imam zakazano u četiri. (I’m scheduled at four.)
• Naručena sam u četiri. (I’m booked for four.) (female speaker)

So imam termin is very normal here.

Is there a difference between termin and sastanak?

Yes:

• termin = a booked time slot / appointment (often service/medical/beauty)
• sastanak = a meeting (often business or organized meeting with people)

Hairdresser: termin is the natural choice.

Can I replace kod frizerke with u frizerskom salonu? Does it change the meaning?

Yes, you can, and it shifts focus slightly:

• kod frizerke = with the hairdresser (the person/service)
• u frizerskom salonu = in the hair salon (the place)

Both are correct; kod frizerke is often more idiomatic for personal services.

How would I ask this as a question, like “Do you have an appointment today at four?”

A natural yes/no question:

• Imaš li danas termin kod frizerke u četiri?

Or with a different word order:

• Imaš li termin danas u četiri kod frizerke?

For “you” formal:

• Imate li danas termin kod frizerke u četiri?