Ti imaš kafu.

You have coffee.

Breakdown of Ti imaš kafu.

• kafa: coffee
• imati: to have
• ti: you

Questions & Answers about Ti imaš kafu.

Why is ti there? Doesn’t imaš already mean you have?

Yes. In Serbian, the verb ending already tells you the subject here:

• imam = I have
• imaš = you have
• ima = he/she/it has

So Ti imaš kafu and Imaš kafu can both mean you have coffee.

Adding ti usually does one of these things:

• makes the subject more explicit
• adds emphasis
• creates contrast, like You have coffee, but I don’t

So:

• Imaš kafu. = neutral, very common
• Ti imaš kafu. = you have coffee / you in particular have coffee

Is ti singular or plural? Is it formal or informal?

Ti is the informal singular form of you.

Use it with:

• one friend
• one child
• one family member
• someone you know well

For plural or formal singular, Serbian uses vi:

• Vi imate kafu. = You have coffee
  
  • either talking to several people
  • or politely/formally to one person

So the sentence with ti is addressed to one person informally.