Imaju dobar brak.

Imaju means they have.

It is the 3rd person plural present tense of the verb imati (to have).

A few present-tense forms of imati:

• imam = I have
• imaš = you have
• ima = he/she/it has
• imamo = we have
• imate = you all / you formal have
• imaju = they have

In Serbian, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

So:

• Imaju dobar brak. = They have a good marriage.
• Oni imaju dobar brak. also means the same thing, but oni (they) is added only if you want emphasis, contrast, or extra clarity.

This is very common in Serbian.

Because dobar brak is the direct object after imaju, so it is in the accusative case.

However, for masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• brak is a masculine inanimate noun
• nominative: dobar brak
• accusative: dobar brak

That is why the phrase stays dobar brak.

Compare with a masculine animate noun:

• dobar čovek = a good man (nominative)
• dobrog čoveka = a good man (accusative)

But with brak:

• dobar brak = nominative
• dobar brak = accusative

It is in the accusative singular, because it is the thing they have.

The verb imati usually takes a direct object in the accusative:

• imam knjigu = I have a book
• imaju kuću = they have a house
• imaju dobar brak = they have a good marriage

In this sentence, the accusative form happens to look identical to the nominative because brak is masculine inanimate.

Brak means marriage, not wedding.

So Imaju dobar brak means they have a good marriage / a good married relationship.

If you want to say wedding, Serbian uses words like:

• venčanje = wedding ceremony / wedding
• svadba = wedding celebration

So:

• dobar brak = a good marriage
• lepo venčanje = a nice wedding
• velika svadba = a big wedding party

Yes. Serbian word order is more flexible than English.

The neutral order here is:

• Imaju dobar brak.

But you may also hear:

• Dobar brak imaju.
• Oni imaju dobar brak.

These versions can sound more emphatic or context-driven. The basic meaning stays the same, but the focus may shift.

For example:

• Oni imaju dobar brak, ali njihovi prijatelji ne.
  They have a good marriage, but their friends do not.

Serbian has no articles like English a/an/the.

So dobar brak can mean:

• a good marriage
• the good marriage

In practice, context tells you which meaning fits best. In this sentence, English would most naturally say a good marriage.

Yes, absolutely.

• Imaju dobar brak. = natural, neutral
• Oni imaju dobar brak. = also correct, but with the pronoun stated

Adding oni can:

• emphasize they
• contrast them with someone else
• make the sentence clearer in context

Serbian often omits subject pronouns unless there is a reason to include them.

The dictionary form is dobar, meaning good.

Here it agrees with brak in:

• gender: masculine
• number: singular
• case: accusative (same in form as nominative here)

So:

• masculine singular: dobar
• feminine singular: dobra
• neuter singular: dobro

Examples:

• dobar brak = good marriage
• dobra knjiga = good book
• dobro dete = good child

Agreement is very important in Serbian: adjectives change to match the noun.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

Imaju dobar brak
EE-ma-yu DO-bar brak

Roughly:

• Imaju sounds like EE-ma-yoo
• dobar sounds like DOH-bar
• brak rhymes approximately with English rock but with a clearer a

A more careful approximation:

• I as in machine
• j is pronounced like English y
• r in dobar is a tapped/trilled Serbian r

Yes, it is natural and correct.

It is a simple, straightforward way to say that a couple has a good marriage. Depending on context, Serbian speakers might also say:

• U dobrom su braku. = They are in a good marriage.
• Imaju srećan brak. = They have a happy marriage.
• Njihov brak je dobar. = Their marriage is good.

But Imaju dobar brak is perfectly normal.