Ako imaš novac, možemo zajedno da idemo na pijacu.

to have

Breakdown of Ako imaš novac, možemo zajedno da idemo na pijacu.

• ići: to go
• na: to
• moći: can

Questions & Answers about Ako imaš novac, možemo zajedno da idemo na pijacu.

What does ako mean, and how is it used here?

Ako means if.

In this sentence, it introduces a condition:

• Ako imaš novac = If you have money

This is a very common Serbian way to make conditional sentences. After ako, Serbian often uses the present tense when talking about a real or possible condition.

Examples:

• Ako dođeš, biće lepo. = If you come, it will be nice.
• Ako ima vremena, pomoći će nam. = If he/she has time, he/she will help us.

Why is it imaš, and what form is that?

Imaš is the 2nd person singular present tense of imati (to have).

So:

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

Here, imaš is used because the sentence is talking to one person: if you have money.

Why is there no pronoun for you or we in the sentence?

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

So: