Tabela ima kategorije i granice.

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

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

Since tabela is a singular noun, Serbian uses ima:
Tabela ima... = The table/chart has...

Because tabela is the subject, and it is just one table/chart. The verb agrees with the subject, not with the things being possessed.

So:

• Tabela ima kategorije i granice. = one table/chart has categories and boundaries.
• If you had more than one, it would be: Tabele imaju kategorije i granice. = tables/charts have categories and boundaries.

They are in the accusative plural, because they are the direct objects of ima.

However, for these feminine plural nouns, the accusative plural looks the same as the nominative plural:

• kategorije
• granice

So even though the form looks like the dictionary/plural form, the function here is accusative because they are the things the table/chart has.

Serbian has no articles. There is no direct equivalent of English a/an or the.

So Tabela can mean:

• a table/chart
• the table/chart

Context tells you which one is meant.

Not always. In Serbian, tabela often means a table, chart, or tabular display of information rather than a piece of furniture.

Depending on context, tabela can mean:

• a chart
• a table of data
• a spreadsheet-style table
• sometimes a sign/board in certain contexts

So in this sentence, it most likely means a chart/table of information, not a dining table.

Yes. I simply means and.

So:

• kategorije i granice = categories and boundaries/limits

It is a very common Serbian conjunction.

Tabela is feminine. Most Serbian nouns ending in -a are feminine.

It matters because feminine nouns affect agreement with adjectives, pronouns, and some past-tense forms. In this sentence, there is no adjective, so you do not see much of that agreement yet.

For example:

• ova tabela = this table/chart
• dobra tabela = a good table/chart

Yes. Serbian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

• Tabela ima kategorije i granice.

But other orders may be possible for emphasis, for example:

• Kategorije i granice ima tabela.

That sounds more marked or emphatic, not the most neutral everyday order. For learners, the original order is the best one to use first.

Yes. Granica can mean:

• boundary
• border
• limit

So granice may be understood differently depending on context. In a technical or abstract context, it could mean limits. In a spatial or structural context, it could mean boundaries.

A rough English-style pronunciation is:

TA-be-la EE-ma ka-te-GO-ri-ye ee GRA-ni-tse

A few helpful notes:

• j in Serbian is like English y in yes
• c is usually pronounced ts
• i is like ee

So:

• kategorije sounds roughly like ka-te-GO-ri-ye
• granice sounds roughly like GRA-ni-tse

Yes. Serbian commonly uses both Latin and Cyrillic scripts.

The sentence in Cyrillic is:

Табела има категорије и границе.

The meaning and grammar stay exactly the same.

You use nema = does not have / has no.

So:

• Tabela nema kategorije ni granice.

Here, ni is often used in negative coordination, similar to nor or or in English negative structures.

So the sentence means:

• The table/chart does not have categories or boundaries.

No. The basic dictionary form is the singular nominative:

• kategorija = category

Here you have the plural form:

• kategorije = categories

Similarly:

• granica = boundary, border, limit
• granice = boundaries, borders, limits

So the sentence uses plural nouns because the table/chart has more than one category and more than one boundary/limit.