Pobednik ima više poena.

to have

Breakdown of Pobednik ima više poena.

• više: more
• poen: a point in a game
• pobednik: the winner

Questions & Answers about Pobednik ima više poena.

Why is there no word for the in Pobednik?

Serbian does not have articles like the or a/an.

So Pobednik can mean:

• winner
• the winner

Which one is meant depends on context. In a sentence like Pobednik ima više poena, English usually translates it as The winner has more points.

What form is pobednik here?

Pobednik is a masculine singular noun in the nominative case.

Why nominative? Because it is the subject of the sentence — the person who has something.

Basic breakdown:

• pobednik = winner
• nominative singular = the form used for the subject

Why is the verb ima used here?

Ima is the 3rd person singular present tense of imati = to have.

So:

• ja imam = I have
• ti imaš = you have
• on/ona/ono ima = he/she/it has

Since pobednik is singular, the verb is also singular:

• Pobednik ima... = The winner has...