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Questions & Answers about Imamo zalihu.
What does imamo mean, and what is its dictionary form?
Imamo means we have. Its dictionary form is imati, meaning to have.
It is the 1st person plural present tense form:
- imam = I have
- imaš = you have
- ima = he/she/it has
- imamo = we have
- imate = you have
- imaju = they have
Why is there no word for we in the sentence?
Because Croatian often leaves subject pronouns out. The verb ending already shows who the subject is.
In imamo, the ending -mo tells you the subject is we. So Imamo zalihu already means We have a supply/stock.
You can add mi:
- Mi imamo zalihu.
But that usually adds emphasis, such as we have it.
Why is it zalihu and not zaliha?